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
- : 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
- : 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.
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