| 英语单词 | pacifist |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['pæsɪfɪst] 美 ['pæsɪfɪst] |
| 中文释义 | adj.非战主义的 n.和平主义者；反战；反对武力 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Pacifist movements gathered strength in Norway. (2) Ultimately he wants to revise the pacifist constitution. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在挪威,和平主义的运动力量逐渐增强。 (2) 他最终希望修改和平宪法。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A person who opposes the use of war or violence to settle a dispute is called a pacifist. If you are a pacifist, you talk through your differences with others instead of fighting. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A pacifist is a peacemaker — even its Latin origins of pax, or "peace" and facere, "to make" show it. If you are a pacifist, you avoid physical confrontations. The beliefs and actions of peacemakers can also be described as pacifist, as in someone whose pacifist beliefs lead him to take part in nonviolent protests against a war. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]和平主义者；反战主义者 A pacifist is someone who believes that violence is wrong and refuses to take part in wars. 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]和平主义的；反战主义的 If someone has pacifist views, they believe that war and violence are always wrong. [usu ADJ n] |
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