Word · Frequency #15964
imperialist
帝国主义者
a believer in imperialism
- 1.
An advocate of imperialism.
帝国主义的支持者。
帝国主义的支持者。；皇帝统治的拥护者；皇帝派的人
In use
The old general was an imperialist who believed his country had the right to rule others.
Many imperialists in the early twentieth century saw colonies as a source of wealth.
She called him an imperialist because he always supported military intervention abroad.
be an imperialist
imperialist 作名词时指“帝国主义者”，为可数名词；复数形式是 imperialists。
He was a loyal imperialist.
他是一个忠诚的帝国主义者。
imperialist + noun
imperialist 作形容词时表示“帝国主义的”，常放在名词前作定语。
The imperialist powers divided the continent.
帝国主义列强瓜分了这块大陆。
Common mistakes
The imperialism countries wanted to expand their power.The imperialist countries wanted to expand their power.
汉语里‘帝国主义国家’常用名词‘帝国主义’直接修饰‘国家’，但英语中 imperialism 是抽象名词，不能放在 country 前作定语；要用形容词 imperialist 来修饰 country，表示‘帝国主义的’。
He is a imperialist who believes in colonial expansion.He is an imperialist who believes in colonial expansion.
imperialist 以元音音素 /ɪm/ 开头，所以前面的不定冠词必须用 an。汉语没有冠词的这种读音变化，学习者容易按字母形状写 a，但英语中元音音素前都要用 an。
Connections
Collocations
- imperialist power
- 帝国主义国家
- The imperialist powers carved up the region.帝国主义列强瓜分了该地区。
- imperialist aggression
- 帝国主义侵略
- The country resisted imperialist aggression for decades.这个国家抵抗帝国主义侵略长达数十年。
- imperialist expansion
- 帝国主义扩张
- The 19th century saw rapid imperialist expansion.19世纪见证了快速的帝国主义扩张。
- imperialist policy
- 帝国主义政策
- They criticized the government's imperialist policy.他们批评政府的帝国主义政策。
- imperialist ideology
- 帝国主义意识形态
- Imperialist ideology often justifies domination.帝国主义意识形态常常为统治辩护。
- imperialist ambitions
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：imperial（帝国的）加 -ist（表人）就是帝国主义者，想象一个高喊‘帝国至上’的人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治/历史讨论、国际关系分析、新闻评论 imperialist 作名词指支持帝国主义的人，作形容词表示与帝国主义相关的；两个词性都多用于政治、历史或国际关系等正式语境，日常口语较少见。正式讨论中使用比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Materialist (/məˈtɪəriəlɪst/) genuinely rhymes with imperialist (/ɪmˈpɪəriəlɪst/): both have the stressed /ɪər/ followed by /riəlɪst/. Imperial (/ɪmˈpɪəriəl/) shares the same opening /ɪmˈpɪəriəl/ but is a different word. Socialist, capitalist, naturalist, and realist look similar on paper (often ending in -ist) but their stressed vowels differ — socialist has /ˈsoʊʃəlɪst/, capitalist /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/, naturalist /ˈnætʃərəlɪst/, realist /ˈriːəlɪst/ — so they do not rhyme.
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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