militant

英 ['mɪlɪt(ə)nt] 美['mɪlɪtənt]
  • adj. 好战的
  • n. 富有战斗性的人;好斗者;激进分子

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比较级: more militant;最高级: most militant;副词: militantly;名词: militancy;

中文词源


militant 好斗者,好战的,激进的

来自military,军事的,军队的,-ant,人。引申词义好斗者,好战的,激进的等。

英文词源


militant (adj.)
early 15c., "fighting, engaged in warfare," from Middle French militant "fighting," from Latin militantem (nominative militans), present participle of militare "serve as a soldier" (see militate), originally especially in Church militant. Related: Militantly.
militant (n.)
"one engaged in war or strife," c. 1600, from militant (adj.); in a political sense, it is attested by 1907.

双语例句


1. The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.
言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。

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2. They have already been accused of appeasement by more militant organisations.
已有更多的好战组织谴责他们采取姑息态度。

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3. The party threw out the Trotskyist Militant Tendency.
该党开除了托洛茨基主义的激进派。

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4. We were accused of being militant left-wingers.
我们被人指责是好战的左翼分子。

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5. Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.
一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合.

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