Word · Frequency #16854
individualist
个人主义者；特立独行的人
a person who pursues independent thought or action
指独立思想和行动的人，并非自私自利之人。
- 1.
Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.
信奉个人主义作为一种社会政治制度的人。
- 2.
Someone who believes in the philosophy of individualism; a solipsist.
信奉个人主义哲学的人；唯我论者。
- 3.
Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained by external influences.
我行我素、不受外界影响的人。
信奉个人主义作为一种社会政治制度的人。；信奉个人主义哲学的人；唯我论者。；我行我素、不受外界影响的人。；个人主义者；利己主义者
In use
As an individualist, she prefers to make her own decisions rather than follow the crowd.
The team includes a few individualists who rarely agree with the group's plan.
He is an individualist who designs his own furniture instead of buying standard pieces.
be an individualist
复数形式为 individualists。
She has always been an individualist.
她一直是一个个人主义者。
an individualist who + clause
后接定语从句，说明其具体行为或态度。
He is an individualist who refuses to follow mainstream opinions.
他是一个拒绝随大流的个人主义者。
individualist + noun
individualist 也可作形容词，修饰名词，表示“注重个人特色的”。
Connections
Collocations
- a rugged individualist
- 一个顽强自立的人；坚定的个人主义者
- He is a rugged individualist who refuses to accept help from anyone.他是一个顽强自立的人，拒绝接受任何人的帮助。
- a staunch individualist
- 坚定的个人主义者
- As a staunch individualist, she values personal freedom above all else.作为坚定的个人主义者，她把个人自由看得高于一切。
- a confirmed individualist
- 彻头彻尾的个人主义者
- Even in a team environment, he remains a confirmed individualist.即使在团队环境中，他仍然是一个彻头彻尾的个人主义者。
- an avowed individualist
- 公开宣称的个人主义者
- The author was an avowed individualist who wrote against collectivism.这位作家公开宣称信奉个人主义，撰文反对集体主义。
- a true individualist
- 真正的个人主义者
- Only a true individualist could live so contentedly on a remote island.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
individual（个人）+ ist（表示人）→ 凡事坚持个人想法、特立独行的人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：性格/行为描述、政治或思想讨论 该词语体色彩因语境而异：在强调独立思考、不随大流时多为中性甚至褒义；在指只顾自己利益的人时则偏贬义。实际使用时通常需靠上下文判断是‘独立自主’还是‘自私自利’。
Grammar Note
该词以元音音素开头，单数前用 an，如 an individualist。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ist 结尾，拼写相似，但重音与元音不同，因此并不与 individualist /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlɪst/ 真正押韵；journalist、capitalist 等只是词尾拼写相近，读音差异明显。
Learn the forms together
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