the Know-Nothing Party
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ pɑːti/
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ pɑːrti/
(also the Know-Nothings
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋz/
/ðə ˈnəʊ nʌθɪŋz/
)- the popular name for the American Republican Party, later called the American Party, which was established in 1843 with the aim of restricting immigration and preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office. They were called Know-Nothings because members of the party were told to say 'I know nothing' when asked about it. They were also called 'nativists' because they believed that foreign-born Americans should not be allowed to hold government posts. They had some success in the 1850s, but were divided over the issue of slaves, and the party soon came to an end. The word know-nothing is still sometimes applied in the US to a person with political views which are too fixed and not reasonable.
什么都不知道的党：美国共和党的俗称，后称美国党，该党成立于1843年，目的是限制移民和防止罗马天主教徒担任公职。之所以称为无知，是因为当该党的成员被问到“我什么都不知道”时，他们被告知说“我什么都不知道”。他们之所以被称为“本土主义者”，是因为他们认为不应该允许外国出生的美国人担任政府职务。他们在1850年代取得了一些成功，但在奴隶问题上分歧很大，该党很快就结束了。在美国，有时“无知”一词仍被用在政治观点过于固定和不合理的人身上。