scholasticism
/skəˈlæstɪsɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Christian Fathers and having a strong emphasis on tradition and dogma经院哲学（中世纪欧洲大学里讲授的神学和哲学, 其基础是亚里士多德逻辑学和早期基督教神父的著作, 强调传统和教义）。
1.1
- narrow-minded insistence on traditional doctrine狭隘的教条主义; 墨守成规。