abolitionist
英[æbə'lɪʃ(ə)nɪst]
美[,æbə'lɪʃənɪst]
- n. 废奴主义者；废除主义者
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》.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自互联网
- 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.
来自互联网
- 5. He was a pure abolitionist.
- 他是一个彻底的废奴主义者.
来自互联网