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revanchist

/ruh-van-chist, -vahn-shist/US // rəˈvæn tʃɪst, -ˈvɑ̃ ʃɪst //

叛逆者,反对派,叛徒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to a political policy of revanche.
    • : of or relating to revanchists or revanchism.

Examples

  • Today, China is surrounded by a proud and rich Japan, an ambitious and nationalistic India, a revanchist Russia and a wealthy, competitive South Korea.

  • Adenauer was very conscious of the dangers of driving the old Nazi elites into a kind of revanchist underground.

  • This revanchist minority is angry, unsatisfied, and ready to fight.