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单词 chauvinism
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Definition of chauvinism in English:

chauvinism

noun ˈʃəʊv(ɪ)nɪz(ə)mˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm
mass noun
  • 1Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.

    狭隘爱国主义;沙文主义

    public opinion was easily moved to chauvinism and nationalism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They would not be tempted by nationalism or chauvinism which could provoke regional instability, nor would they be tempted to develop and equip their armed forces with nuclear weapons.
    • I have no sense of, objectively, how great he is deemed to be in the canon - especially outside of England where parochialism, patriotism and chauvinism inevitably play their part.
    • All of them, deeply mired in nationalism and chauvinism, have squarely lined up behind their ‘own’ regime in its preparations for war.
    • But when we are busy condemning national chauvinism, religious hatred and war crimes abroad, it is no time to whitewash our own past.
    • Should I, this civic nationalist, disdain raw chauvinism, empathise with these nice, troubled young English people and remember just how badly they want this prize?
    • Nothing must be allowed to subvert the text; no optimism springing from political chauvinism or national frenzies.
    • Patriotism is chauvinism, no doubt about it, and Turton is ready to say so.
    • Nonetheless, they have nothing to do with chauvinism or nationalism and are based on the centuries old history of Russian statehood.
    • These are gross exaggerations aimed at fanning chauvinism.
    • The Seattle protests were noteworthy for the relative absence of nationalism and chauvinism, but without the above perspective these sentiments have grown.
    • By depicting 1812 as a time when all Russians were comrades with a single goal, it expressed the idea of Russian nationality without arrogance or chauvinism.
    • Why would I let a bit of nationalist chauvinism get in the way?
    • This ought be done very vigorously - without any concession to racial, national or cultural chauvinism.
    • Separatism and the politics of nationalism and ethno-linguistic chauvinism are a trap for the working class.
    • A definite environment has been created of blind patriotism and chauvinism.
    • It rests on aggressive xenophobia, chauvinism, fanatical imperial ambitions and fascist demagogy.
    • Instead of breaking the power of the clergy and the landowners and liberating the religious and national minorities, they relied on oppression and chauvinism.
    • In fact, it was the aggressive chauvinism of the industrialists, the middle classes and the press which had created the climate that led inexorably to war, even among the Central Powers.
    • Their investment in nationalistic chauvinism has dangerous implications.
    • And with intoxicated minds, nationalism can easily turn into chauvinism when it comes to judge other cultures.
    Synonyms
    jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind patriotism, excessive nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive loyalty, flag-waving, xenophobia, racism, racialism, racial prejudice, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity
    1. 1.1 Excessive or prejudiced support for one's own cause, group, or sex.
      本事业第一主义;本群体第一主义;本性别第一主义
      we stand together to stamp out chauvinism and bigotry
      See also male chauvinism
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I laugh at my 76-year-old mother's anti-Catholic prejudices, because I can see the naked chauvinism behind them for what it is.
      • This is the classical argument of social chauvinism.
      • That has nothing to do with sexual identity or heterosexual chauvinism.
      • I'd like watch as each argument just runs out of steam, leaving just the prejudice and chauvinism for all to see.
      • Male chauvinism is the major cause for this social evil.
      • Usually, their biggest obstacle is not male chauvinism or cultural restrictions, but lack of basic machinery.
      • We do not see any further need for criticizing the cultural chauvinism and racial discrimination among some Europeans and Americans.
      • Yet to many natives, overcharging is simply a habitual procedure rather than a real sign of racial chauvinism.
      • The song mirrored Sandra's image and spiritually strong moral standing and was an immediate hit with women in society who identified with the images of male chauvinism in the workplace.
      • Our women have come a long way in their struggle for liberation from the shackles of feudalism, slavery, colonialism and male chauvinism.
      • I argue that cultural indifference, chauvinism and racism pervade the classroom, posing particular challenges for anthropological pedagogy.
      • The problem here is not old-fashioned prejudice or chauvinism: the employer using these height and weight restrictions may pay no attention to the gender of the applicants.
      • It's a bizarre concept that intertwines issues of patriotism and sporting chauvinism.
      • Our sense of shared identity ought not be driven by chauvinism, defensiveness or partisan social engineering.
      • In this time of unprecedented danger, heroic leadership must question old certainties and chauvinisms.
      • Male chauvinism isn't making a comeback - it never went away.
      • Serious art is incompatible with chauvinism, racial hatred and prejudices of all types.
      • So one can ask about religious chauvinism, but not racism.
      • We need to find common moral ground within the civilised world over and beyond the hatred and intolerance of the religious chauvinisms and nationalisms of the past.
      • But I am using the fact it was a good representation of basic American experience and attitudes, and not particularly driven by gender politics, to highlight common, underlying female chauvinisms.
      Synonyms
      jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind patriotism, excessive nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive loyalty, flag-waving, xenophobia, racism, racialism, racial prejudice, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).

  • This term for ‘exaggerated patriotism’ or ‘prejudiced support for one's own cause’ comes from Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism. He was popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in a play called Cocarde Tricolore (1831). After the fall of Napoleon, the term chauvin was used to ridicule any old soldier of the Empire who maintained admiration for the emperor and his acts.

Definition of chauvinism in US English:

chauvinism

nounˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəmˈSHōvəˌnizəm
  • 1Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.

    狭隘爱国主义;沙文主义

    public opinion was easily moved to chauvinism and nationalism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are gross exaggerations aimed at fanning chauvinism.
    • In fact, it was the aggressive chauvinism of the industrialists, the middle classes and the press which had created the climate that led inexorably to war, even among the Central Powers.
    • All of them, deeply mired in nationalism and chauvinism, have squarely lined up behind their ‘own’ regime in its preparations for war.
    • Separatism and the politics of nationalism and ethno-linguistic chauvinism are a trap for the working class.
    • This ought be done very vigorously - without any concession to racial, national or cultural chauvinism.
    • Nothing must be allowed to subvert the text; no optimism springing from political chauvinism or national frenzies.
    • Their investment in nationalistic chauvinism has dangerous implications.
    • The Seattle protests were noteworthy for the relative absence of nationalism and chauvinism, but without the above perspective these sentiments have grown.
    • But when we are busy condemning national chauvinism, religious hatred and war crimes abroad, it is no time to whitewash our own past.
    • I have no sense of, objectively, how great he is deemed to be in the canon - especially outside of England where parochialism, patriotism and chauvinism inevitably play their part.
    • By depicting 1812 as a time when all Russians were comrades with a single goal, it expressed the idea of Russian nationality without arrogance or chauvinism.
    • Why would I let a bit of nationalist chauvinism get in the way?
    • It rests on aggressive xenophobia, chauvinism, fanatical imperial ambitions and fascist demagogy.
    • They would not be tempted by nationalism or chauvinism which could provoke regional instability, nor would they be tempted to develop and equip their armed forces with nuclear weapons.
    • A definite environment has been created of blind patriotism and chauvinism.
    • Nonetheless, they have nothing to do with chauvinism or nationalism and are based on the centuries old history of Russian statehood.
    • Instead of breaking the power of the clergy and the landowners and liberating the religious and national minorities, they relied on oppression and chauvinism.
    • Should I, this civic nationalist, disdain raw chauvinism, empathise with these nice, troubled young English people and remember just how badly they want this prize?
    • Patriotism is chauvinism, no doubt about it, and Turton is ready to say so.
    • And with intoxicated minds, nationalism can easily turn into chauvinism when it comes to judge other cultures.
    Synonyms
    jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind patriotism, excessive nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive loyalty, flag-waving, xenophobia, racism, racialism, racial prejudice, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity
    1. 1.1 Excessive or prejudiced support for one's own cause, group, or sex.
      本事业第一主义;本群体第一主义;本性别第一主义
      we stand together to stamp out chauvinism and bigotry
      See also male chauvinism
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But I am using the fact it was a good representation of basic American experience and attitudes, and not particularly driven by gender politics, to highlight common, underlying female chauvinisms.
      • It's a bizarre concept that intertwines issues of patriotism and sporting chauvinism.
      • I argue that cultural indifference, chauvinism and racism pervade the classroom, posing particular challenges for anthropological pedagogy.
      • Our women have come a long way in their struggle for liberation from the shackles of feudalism, slavery, colonialism and male chauvinism.
      • Usually, their biggest obstacle is not male chauvinism or cultural restrictions, but lack of basic machinery.
      • In this time of unprecedented danger, heroic leadership must question old certainties and chauvinisms.
      • This is the classical argument of social chauvinism.
      • That has nothing to do with sexual identity or heterosexual chauvinism.
      • I laugh at my 76-year-old mother's anti-Catholic prejudices, because I can see the naked chauvinism behind them for what it is.
      • Serious art is incompatible with chauvinism, racial hatred and prejudices of all types.
      • Yet to many natives, overcharging is simply a habitual procedure rather than a real sign of racial chauvinism.
      • Our sense of shared identity ought not be driven by chauvinism, defensiveness or partisan social engineering.
      • So one can ask about religious chauvinism, but not racism.
      • The song mirrored Sandra's image and spiritually strong moral standing and was an immediate hit with women in society who identified with the images of male chauvinism in the workplace.
      • Male chauvinism is the major cause for this social evil.
      • I'd like watch as each argument just runs out of steam, leaving just the prejudice and chauvinism for all to see.
      • We need to find common moral ground within the civilised world over and beyond the hatred and intolerance of the religious chauvinisms and nationalisms of the past.
      • Male chauvinism isn't making a comeback - it never went away.
      • We do not see any further need for criticizing the cultural chauvinism and racial discrimination among some Europeans and Americans.
      • The problem here is not old-fashioned prejudice or chauvinism: the employer using these height and weight restrictions may pay no attention to the gender of the applicants.
      Synonyms
      jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind patriotism, excessive nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive loyalty, flag-waving, xenophobia, racism, racialism, racial prejudice, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).

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