individualism

英 [ɪndɪ'vɪdjʊ(ə)lɪz(ə)m] 美 [,ɪndɪ'vɪdʒuəlɪzəm]
  • n. 个人主义;利己主义;个人特征

中文词源


individualism 个人主义,个性

来自individual,个人,-ism,主义,思想。即个人主义,引申词义个性。

英文词源


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]

双语例句


1. He is struck by what he calls the individualism of American officers.
他称其为美国军官的个性给他留下了很深的印象。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Rugged individualism forged America'sfrontier society.
坚定的个人主义造就了美国的边疆社会。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism.
资本主义强调的是创新、竞争和个人至上。

来自《权威词典》

4. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
在当代西方社会,快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Individualism has been the secret ingredient in developing his chain of fashion stores.
讲求个性化是他发展时装连锁店的一大秘诀.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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