Word · Frequency #19799
Fully loadedchauvinist
沙文主义者
a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
极端民族主义者；好战的爱国者；沙文主义组织
In use
Chauvinists often say that their country is the strongest and refuse to listen to opposing views.
The newspaper's editor is a chauvinist who wants his government to take a harder line with other nations.
She called him a chauvinist after he boasted that his army could defeat any other country.
be a chauvinist
名词用法：指沙文主义者或好战的极端民族主义者；为可数名词，复数形式是 chauvinists。
He was called a chauvinist for always praising his own country above all others.
他因为总是把自己的国家捧得高于一切而被称为沙文主义者。
chauvinist + noun
形容词用法：用于名词前作定语，意为“沙文主义的”，常可与 chauvinistic 互换。
The critic attacked the film for its chauvinist message.
批评家抨击这部电影传达的沙文主义思想。
Common mistakes
He is a chauvinistic.He is a chauvinist.
chauvinistic 是形容词，不能直接放在不定冠词 a 后面充当名词；表示“沙文主义者”这一身份要用名词 chauvinist，即 a chauvinist。
He is a chauvinist, meaning he loves his country.He is a patriot, meaning he loves his country.
chauvinist 指盲目的、好战的沙文主义者，含贬义；若只是表示热爱祖国的人，应使用 patriot（爱国者），两者不能混用。
Connections
Collocations
- male chauvinist
- 大男子主义者
- He was a male chauvinist who expected his wife to do all the housework.他是个大男子主义者，希望妻子包揽所有家务。
- chauvinist pig
- 大男子主义猪（贬称）
- She called her boss a chauvinist pig after he made a sexist remark.她骂老板是个大男子主义猪，因为他说了性别歧视的话。
- chauvinist attitudes
- 沙文主义态度
- The report criticized chauvinist attitudes in the workplace.报告批评了职场中的沙文主义态度。
- chauvinist nationalism
- 沙文主义民族主义
- The war was fueled by chauvinist nationalism.这场战争受到沙文主义民族主义的煽动。
- chauvinist rhetoric
- 沙文主义言论
- The party's chauvinist rhetoric alarmed many voters.该党的沙文主义言论让许多选民感到不安。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读音像‘秀维尼斯特’：秀自己、维护自己，认为自己的群体最优秀——沙文主义者。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：政治评论、国际关系、性别议题讨论 该词通常出现在正式的评论或批评中，语气较重且带贬义；具体含义依搭配而定。政治、军事语境多指极端民族主义者，日常话题中则常出现在 male chauvinist 等固定说法里，指盲目认为男性群体更优越的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the unstressed suffix -ist (/ɪst/), but none rhymes with chauvinist /ˈʃəuvinist/, because chauvinist has primary stress on the first syllable and a different stressed vowel. Beware lookalikes such as Christ /kraɪst/, where -ist is pronounced /aɪst/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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