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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。
帝国主义者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
帝国主义者
a believer in imperialism
He was a loyal imperialist.
他是一个忠诚的帝国主义者。
帝国主义的支持者。
An advocate of imperialism.
The old general was an imperialist who believed his country had the right to rule others.
那位老将军是个帝国主义者，他认为自己的国家有权统治他国。
Many imperialists in the early twentieth century saw colonies as a source of wealth.
二十世纪初的许多帝国主义者把殖民地视为财富的来源。
She called him an imperialist because he always supported military intervention abroad.
她称他为帝国主义者，因为他总是支持对外军事干预。
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 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。
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The imperialism countries wanted to expand their power.
Use this
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’。
Not this
He is a imperialist who believes in colonial expansion.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
帝国主义野心
The leader's imperialist ambitions alarmed neighboring states.
该领导人的帝国主义野心令邻国感到震惊。
Use imperialist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.