be a socialist
作表语时是可数名词，单数前要加不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a socialist all his life.
我祖父一辈子都是社会主义者。
社会党党员；社会主义政党成员；支持或倡导社会主义的人；倡导社会主义的政党或政治团体的成员。；社会主义的政治倡导者
a person who supports or advocates socialism
支持或倡导社会主义的人
One who supports or advocates socialism.
倡导社会主义的政党或政治团体的成员。
A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.
社会主义的政治倡导者
a political advocate of socialism
My uncle is a socialist and often talks about fair wages.
我叔叔是个社会主义者，经常谈论公平工资。
用法提示：socialist 在此作名词，指支持社会主义的人。
The book explains how socialists in the nineteenth century fought for workers' rights.
这本书讲述了十九世纪的社会主义者如何为工人权利而斗争。
用法提示：socialists 是 socialist 的复数形式，指社会主义者群体。
She became a socialist after seeing the living conditions in the factory.
她在看到工厂的居住条件后成为了一名社会主义者。
用法提示：socialist 作名词，表示信仰或倡导社会主义的人。
作表语时是可数名词，单数前要加不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a socialist all his life.
我祖父一辈子都是社会主义者。
用复数泛指一类人，谓语动词用复数形式。
Socialists argue that wealth should be shared more equally.
社会主义者主张财富应当更平均地分配。
后接 who 引导的定语从句，用来补充说明这个人的立场或经历。
She is a socialist who has never joined a political party.
她是个社会主义者，却从未加入过任何政党。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is socialist.
正确表达He is a socialist.
英语里 socialist 是可数名词，单数形式指一个人时前面必须加冠词（这里用不定冠词 a 表示“一名”）。“他是社会主义者”在汉语中没有冠词，所以中国学习者容易把冠词漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子He believes in socialist.
正确表达He believes in socialism.
socialism 指社会主义这种思想或制度，而 socialist 指支持它的人。汉语“信奉社会主义”中的“社会主义”是制度名称，英语必须用 socialism，不能用指人的 socialist。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is one of the socialist in our class.
正确表达He is one of the socialists in our class.
one of the + 复数名词 是固定搭配，表示“……之一”，所以要用复数 socialists。汉语名词没有单复数变化，容易误用单数形式。
坚定的社会主义者
She has been a committed socialist all her adult life.
她成年后一直是坚定的社会主义者。
热忱的社会主义者
He was an ardent socialist who campaigned for workers' rights.
他是一位为工人权利奔走的热忱社会主义者。
终身的社会主义者
My grandfather remained a lifelong socialist until he died.
我祖父直到去世都是一名终身的社会主义者。
民主社会主义者
She describes herself as a democratic socialist.
她自称是民主社会主义者。
自称的社会主义者
The mayor is a self-proclaimed socialist.
这位市长自称是社会主义者。
彻头彻尾的社会主义者
His father was a dyed-in-the-wool socialist.
他父亲是个彻头彻尾的社会主义者。
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