Word · Frequency #17058
protectionism
贸易保护主义；保护主义
A government policy of protecting domestic industries from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, or other trade barriers.
多用于经济贸易语境。
- 1.
A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
一种通过设置关税、配额、进口税或其他壁垒保护国内生产者免受外国竞争的制度或政策。
- 2.
the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
对进口商品征收关税或设置配额以保护国内产业免受海外竞争的政策
- 3.
Linguistic purism.
语言纯正主义。
语言纯正主义；一种通过设置关税、配额、进口税或其他壁垒保护国内生产者免受外国竞争的制度或政策。；对进口商品征收关税或设置配额以保护国内产业免受海外竞争的政策；语言纯正主义。；贸易保护主义
In use
Many economists argue that protectionism ultimately harms consumers by raising prices.
The government's new tariff policy is a clear example of protectionism aimed at supporting domestic farmers.
While protectionism may help some local industries temporarily, it can lead to trade wars between countries.
advocate/oppose protectionism
动词常用advocate或oppose搭配。
Some politicians advocate protectionism to shield local industries.
一些政客倡导保护主义以保护本地产业。
a form of protectionism
The new tariff is a form of protectionism.
这项新关税是保护主义的一种形式。
protectionism in [sector]
Connections
Collocations
- trade protectionism
- 贸易保护主义（通过关税、配额等壁垒保护国内产业）
- Trade protectionism often leads to higher prices for consumers.贸易保护主义往往导致消费者面临更高的价格。
- agricultural protectionism
- 农业保护主义（对进口农产品设置壁垒以保护本国农业）
- Agricultural protectionism can distort global food markets.农业保护主义可能扭曲全球粮食市场。
- rising protectionism
- 不断抬头的保护主义；逐渐加剧的保护主义
- Rising protectionism is making international trade more difficult.不断抬头的保护主义使国际贸易变得更加困难。
- resort to protectionism
- 诉诸保护主义；采取保护主义做法
- During economic crises, some governments resort to protectionism.经济危机期间，一些政府诉诸保护主义。
- oppose protectionism
- 反对保护主义
- Many economists oppose protectionism because it harms global trade.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：protect（保护）+ -ism（主义）→ 用关税筑墙保护国内产业的政策。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic economics、government policy documents、news on trade disputes 该词通常用于正式的经济政策和国际关系语境，指通过关税、配额等保护国内产业的政策；日常口语中较少出现。语言学中它可指“语言纯正主义”，但比较罕见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 protectionism 完全押韵的是 perfectionism（重音后的 /kʃənɪzəm/ 相同）。注意 impressionism、nationalism 等词看起来像，但重音或元音/辅音不同，并不押韵；它们只是都以 -ism 结尾的形近词。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.