imperialism

名词 n.
/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/    /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/|/ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. countable,uncountable
    — Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
  2. Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority, particularly in regards to systems that benefit the Western world at the cost of the Global South. countable,derogatory,figuratively,uncountable
    — The moral imperialism of the Supreme Court did not end with Chief Justice Warren’s resignation nor with the departures of the Justices who made up his distinctive majority.

词形变化

imperialisms plural

词源

Etymology tree
English imperial
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English imperialism
From imperial + -ism.
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