Word · Frequency #7385
feminism
女权主义；女性主义
The belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men; the social and political movement that works for equality between the sexes.
- 1.
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
一种社会理论或政治运动,主张必须消除对女性的法律和社会限制,以实现公共和私人生活各方面的性别平等。
- 2.
a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
一种主张妇女平等权利的学说
- 3.
the movement aimed at equal rights for women
旨在争取妇女平等权利的运动
一种社会理论或政治运动,主张必须消除对女性的法律和社会限制,以实现公共和私人生活各方面的性别平等。；一种主张妇女平等权利的学说；旨在争取妇女平等权利的运动；女性主义
In use
Her essay argues that feminism has improved workplace policies for everyone.
Many people misunderstand feminism as being only about women.
The history course covers the rise of feminism in the twentieth century.
verb + feminism
支持常用于表达对某种主义的认同。
She strongly supports feminism.
她强烈支持女性主义。
adjective + feminism
形容词可指明具体的流派或阶段。
Modern feminism addresses intersectionality.
现代女性主义关注交叉性。
the noun of feminism
定冠词+名词+of结构用于描述女性主义的特征。
Connections
Collocations
- radical feminism
- 激进女性主义
- Radical feminism challenges patriarchal structures.激进女性主义挑战父权结构。
- liberal feminism
- 自由女性主义
- Liberal feminism advocates for equal rights under the law.自由女性主义倡导法律下的平等权利。
- embrace feminism
- 接受女性主义
- More men are beginning to embrace feminism.更多男性开始接受女性主义。
- study feminism
- 研究女性主义
- She decided to study feminism in college.她决定在大学研究女性主义。
- history of feminism
- 女性主义历史
- The history of feminism spans several centuries.女性主义历史跨越了几个世纪。
- contemporary feminism
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一群女性（fem）举着标语喊“主义（-ism）”，争取平等权利。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合如学术写作、政治讨论，也常见于社会活动，语域混合。
Grammar Note
指不同流派或时代的女性主义时，可用复数 feminisms。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the suffix -ism, sharing the same ending sound /ɪzəm/ but having different stressed vowels, so they do not strictly rhyme with feminism. However, they are useful for comparing spelling and pronunciation patterns.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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