individualism
英 [?nd?'v?dj?(?)l?z(?)m]
美[,?nd?'v?d?u?l?z?m]
- n. 個人主義；利己主義；個人特征
TEM4TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?individualisms;形容詞:?individualistic;
中文詞源
individualism 個人主義，個性
來自individual,個人，-ism,主義，思想。即個人主義，引申詞義個性。
英文詞源
- individualism (n.)
- "self-centered feeling," 1827, from individual + -ism. As a social philosophy (opposed to communism and socialism) first attested 1851 in writings of J.S. Mill.
A majority can never replace the individual. ... Just as a hundred fools do not make one wise man, a heroic decision is not likely to come from a hundred cowards. [Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf," 1933]
雙語例句
- 1. He is struck by what he calls the individualism of American officers.
- 他稱其為美國軍官的個性給他留下了很深的印象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Rugged individualism forged America'sfrontier society.
- 堅定的個人主義造就了美國的邊疆社會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism.
- 資本主義強調的是創(chuàng)新、競爭和個人至上。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
- 在當代西方社會，快速變化的時尚迎合了人們追求新奇和個性的需求。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Individualism has been the secret ingredient in developing his chain of fashion stores.
- 講求個性化是他發(fā)展時裝連鎖店的一大秘訣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》