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abolitionist

英 [æbə'lɪʃ(ə)nɪst] 美[,æbə'lɪʃənɪst]
  • n. 废奴主义者;废除主义者

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词态变化


复数: abolitionists;

助记提示


1. ab- + ol- "al-, nourish" + -ition + -ist.
2. => away from grow/nourish, off from grow/nourish. => retard the growth of, destroy, cause to die out.

英文词源


abolitionist (n.)
1792, originally in reference to the slave trade, from abolition + -ist. In Britain, applied 20c. to advocates of ending capital punishment.

双语例句


1. He began his own abolitionist newspaper, The North Star.
他自己创办了主张废除奴隶制的报纸《北方之星》.

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2. As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy.
只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制,废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。

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3. The abolitionist dedicated their whole life to this great revolution.
这些废奴主义者为这伟大的革命奉献了他们的一生.

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4. Rumors Abolitionist sympathies did not enhance the popularity of the Macintoshes.
还有谣传说他们同情废奴主义者,但这并没有提高麦金托什家的声誉.

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5. He was a pure abolitionist.
他是一个彻底的废奴主义者.

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