chau·vin·ism
noun/ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm/
/ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others
沙文主义 - It was a typical case of British chauvinism and insularity.
这是英国沙文主义和狭隘主义的典型案例。 - national/cultural chauvinism
民族／文化沙文主义
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- male
- cultural
- national
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- It was a typical case of British chauvinism and insularity.
- (also male chauvinism)the belief held by some men that men are more important, more intelligent or better than women
一些男性相信男性比女性更重要、更聪明或更优秀 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- male
- cultural
- national
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Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).