Word · Frequency #22785
expansionist
扩张主义的；主张扩张的
of, involving, or guided by expansionism
- 1.
Of or pertaining to expansionism.
扩张主义的；与扩张主义有关的
扩张主义的；与扩张主义有关的；(关于)扩张主义的；赞同扩张主义的
In use
The king's expansionist ambitions led to decades of war with neighboring states.
Many people opposed the government's expansionist foreign policy.
The empire became more expansionist after defeating its main rival.
expansionist + noun
expansionist 作形容词时置于名词前，常修饰 agenda、policy、ambitions 等名词。
The president's expansionist agenda alarmed the opposition.
总统的扩张主义议程引起了反对派的警觉。
become / be + expansionist
系表结构，与 become、be 等连用，表示具有或转向扩张主义特征。
After gaining power, the regime became increasingly expansionist.
夺取政权后，该政权变得越来越具有扩张性。
a / an + expansionist
expansionist 作可数名词，指主张扩张政策的人，复数形式为 expansionists。
He is widely regarded as an expansionist.
他被普遍视为扩张主义者。
Common mistakes
Their foreign policy was clear expansion.Their foreign policy was clear expansionist.
expansion 是名词，不能直接跟在 be 动词后作表语描述政策的性质；应改用形容词 expansionist，表示“扩张主义的”。
He is a strong expansionism in the party.He is a strong expansionist in the party.
-ism 构成名词表示“主义”，指思想体系；-ist 构成名词表示“支持者、主义者”。句中指“一个扩张主义者”，指人，必须用 expansionist；expansionism 指“扩张主义”这种思想，不能指人。
Connections
Collocations
- expansionist policy
- 扩张主义政策
- The government's expansionist policy alarmed its neighbors.政府的扩张主义政策令邻国感到不安。
- expansionist ambitions
- 扩张野心
- His expansionist ambitions eventually led the country into war.他的扩张野心最终使国家陷入战争。
- expansionist agenda
- 扩张主义议程
- They accused the president of pursuing an expansionist agenda.他们指责总统推行扩张主义议程。
- expansionist ideology
- 扩张主义意识形态
- The regime was built on an expansionist ideology.该政权建立在扩张主义意识形态之上。
- expansionist tendencies
- 扩张倾向
- The empire showed clear expansionist tendencies.这个帝国表现出明显的扩张倾向。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
expand（扩展）加 -ist（人/主义者），想到把领土往外扩的人就是扩张主义者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political commentary、historical analysis、international relations discourse expansionist 通常用于正式或学术性的政治、历史讨论，形容国家或集团主张扩张领土或势力范围。名词形式指主张扩张的人。日常口语中较少单独使用，多出现在新闻、评论或学术文章里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 expansionist（/ɪkˈspænʃənɪst/）真正押韵。expressionist 看起来很像，也以 /ɪk/ 开头，但重读元音是 /ɛ/，不是 /æ/；impressionist 以 /ɪm/ 开头，同样读 /prɛʃənɪst/，与 expansionist 的 /spænʃənɪst/ 不同。specialist、socialist、capitalist、artist 只是末尾有相同的 /ɪst/，重音和元音都不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.