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imperialism

/im-peer-ee-uh-liz-uhm/US // ɪmˈpɪər i əˌlɪz əm //UK // (ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm) //

帝国主义,帝國主義,皇帝主义,帝國主义

Related Words

development发展,开发,发展情况progress进展,进展情况,进步,进益expansionism扩张主义,扩展主义,扩大主义,扩张论colonialism殖民主义,殖民地主义neocolonialism新殖民主义,新殖民地主义,殖民主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
    • : advocacy of imperial or sovereign interests over the interests of the dependent states.
    • : imperial government; rule by an emperor or empress.
    • : an imperial system of government.
    • : British. the policy of so uniting the separate parts of an empire with separate governments as to secure for certain purposes a single state.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmanifest destiny
Synonyms
colonialism殖民主义,殖民地主义expansionism扩张主义,扩展主义,扩大主义,扩张论neocolonialism新殖民主义,新殖民地主义,殖民主义
as inexpansionism
Synonyms
development发展,开发,发展情况progress进展,进展情况,进步,进益economic expansion经济扩张,经济扩展,经济扩大,经济增长

Examples

  • All of this, even before the twin forces of industrialization and imperialism got to work.

  • The memoir is also a portrait of the devastating effects of imperialism and racism on a person’s identity, self-worth and relationships—and offers a perspective on how a person can combat these legacies.

  • China is king on this continent, and while some citizens may grumble about a new imperialism, governments are eager for Beijing’s loans.

  • America stood alone, untainted by imperialism, a beacon of hope to many who looked for a counterweight to colonialists rampaging across the globe.

  • Citizens in other Western countries have also recognized the common origins of transatlantic slavery and imperialism and have expressed a desire to address that history.

  • Like imperialism, the foundation of humanitarianism is that the West knows best.

  • Stringer depicts a country that is beset by complications of both past imperialism and current globalism.

  • Ottoman imperialism is now religiously overlooked for inclusion in postcolonial studies at Western universities.

  • Because for the global left, imperialism is the great sin of the modern world.

  • What Erik Loomis is proposing is left-wing economic imperialism.

  • The gradual recognition of the constitutional theory of the British empire, and the assumption by the principal Imperialism.

  • Already we had given Imperialism a criticism, and leavened half the press from our columns.

  • There is another side to imperialism besides dreaded anarchies.

  • Marx with his book is driving the states out of the trench of imperialism and capitalism.

  • It was a withering satire on Russian imperialism, and it stirred a wide response.

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