adventurismn.

Brit.

/ədˈvɛn(t)ʃərɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəˌrɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adventure n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < adventure n. + -ism suffix. Compare adventurist n. and later adventurist adj.In quot. 1918 and ultimately in some other uses in sense 1b after Russian avantjurizm (1903 or earlier in this sense; 1857 or earlier in sense ‘proneness to take risks, engage in unscrupulous fortune-seeking’; compare French aventurisme behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (1886 or earlier)).

a. Behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (in various senses); proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks

adventurec1400

adventurousness1530

adventurement1598

adventuresomeness1731

adventurism1838

venture1844

1838 Times 31 Aug. 5/3 Louis Philippe's Government have all of a sudden assailed her [sc. Mexico's] coasts for the purpose of making it a more general mart for French adventurism.

1843 Foreign & Colonial Q. Rev. 2 343 Concubinage, Socialism, and Adventurism, and all the practical results.

1898 New Eng. Mag. Sept. 133/1 But worse, if possible, in an official..is their wantonness and folly, the adventurism stealing the livery of statesmanship.

1909 Internat. Conciliation June 21 This is a world in which pride and ambition, self-seeking and adventurism make up a very large part of the compound.

1937 P. Wilding Adventurers in 18th Cent. 323 Since the beginning of the present century there has been a notable revival of adventurism. Adventurers of all kinds flit through society, enjoying life at the expense of..the credulous.

2010 Vanity Fair Nov. 200/2 What drew him was their adventurism—their eagerness to push themselves way out there.

b. Politics. The willingness or tendency in a government or politician to take risks in the management of national affairs, esp. in foreign policy; political or military actions or attitudes regarded as reckless or potentially hazardous. Cf. adventurist adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [noun] > policy of risk-taking

adventurism1918

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who > tendency to in politicians

adventurism1918

1918 J. W. Hartmann & A. Tridon tr. L. Trotsky Proletarian Revol. in Russia iv. ii. 253 The personal dictatorship, which, by a policy of irresponsible adventurism, will undermine all the achievements of the Revolution.

1932 H. Nicolson Public Faces i. 17 Only three months before they had ousted the Churchill Government on a charge of adventurism.

1957 Observer 3 Nov. 1/1 Of the three official accusations against Marshal Zhukov, that of ‘adventurism’ appears to be based on no evidence whatever.

1977 Time 6 June 14/1 By early 1947 Soviet adventurism had inspired the Truman Doctrine.

1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 55/1 Cuba has lost the sources of support that helped with its adventurism and enabled it to hold out in the face of the embargo.

2002 K. Matinuddin Nuclearization S. Asia viii. 184 Nuclear stocks were placed in hardened silos which could withstand a pre-emptive strike and this perhaps prevented military adventurism using nuclear weapons.

2. Experimentation; exploration of exotic or innovative aspects of something. Chiefly with modifying word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun]

fandingOE

fanda1325

saya1393

assayc1450

trial1570

examen1609

experimentation1674

experiment1678

examination1819

tâtonnement1847

tentative1865

adventurism1923

1923 Slavonic Rev. 1 60 The Council is free from the nervousness, inventiveness, and religious adventurism so common among representatives of the ‘new schools’, such as various mystics, orgiasts, anthroposophists and theosophists.

1973 M. J. Brown Sir Samuel Ferguson ii. 21 We find it fascinating to follow the trials and errors of his juvenile literary adventurism.

1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 237 Opportunities for sexual adventurism available to men.

2003 B. Pomeroy in S. Trezise Cambr. Compan. to Debussy ix. 156 A marked penchant for harmonic and tonal adventurism.

2011 A. P. Haley Turning Tables viii. 215 The naive belief that culinary adventurism could lead to a meaningful understanding of strange new cultures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adventurism
释义	adventurismn. Brit. /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəˌrɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adventure n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < adventure n. + -ism suffix. Compare adventurist n. and later adventurist adj.In quot. 1918 and ultimately in some other uses in sense 1b after Russian avantjurizm (1903 or earlier in this sense; 1857 or earlier in sense ‘proneness to take risks, engage in unscrupulous fortune-seeking’; compare French aventurisme behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (1886 or earlier)). 1. a. Behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (in various senses); proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks adventurec1400 adventurousness1530 adventurement1598 adventuresomeness1731 adventurism1838 venture1844 1838 Times 31 Aug. 5/3 Louis Philippe's Government have all of a sudden assailed her [sc. Mexico's] coasts for the purpose of making it a more general mart for French adventurism. 1843 Foreign & Colonial Q. Rev. 2 343 Concubinage, Socialism, and Adventurism, and all the practical results. 1898 New Eng. Mag. Sept. 133/1 But worse, if possible, in an official..is their wantonness and folly, the adventurism stealing the livery of statesmanship. 1909 Internat. Conciliation June 21 This is a world in which pride and ambition, self-seeking and adventurism make up a very large part of the compound. 1937 P. Wilding Adventurers in 18th Cent. 323 Since the beginning of the present century there has been a notable revival of adventurism. Adventurers of all kinds flit through society, enjoying life at the expense of..the credulous. 2010 Vanity Fair Nov. 200/2 What drew him was their adventurism—their eagerness to push themselves way out there. b. Politics. The willingness or tendency in a government or politician to take risks in the management of national affairs, esp. in foreign policy; political or military actions or attitudes regarded as reckless or potentially hazardous. Cf. adventurist adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [noun] > policy of risk-taking adventurism1918 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who > tendency to in politicians adventurism1918 1918 J. W. Hartmann & A. Tridon tr. L. Trotsky Proletarian Revol. in Russia iv. ii. 253 The personal dictatorship, which, by a policy of irresponsible adventurism, will undermine all the achievements of the Revolution. 1932 H. Nicolson Public Faces i. 17 Only three months before they had ousted the Churchill Government on a charge of adventurism. 1957 Observer 3 Nov. 1/1 Of the three official accusations against Marshal Zhukov, that of ‘adventurism’ appears to be based on no evidence whatever. 1977 Time 6 June 14/1 By early 1947 Soviet adventurism had inspired the Truman Doctrine. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 May 55/1 Cuba has lost the sources of support that helped with its adventurism and enabled it to hold out in the face of the embargo. 2002 K. Matinuddin Nuclearization S. Asia viii. 184 Nuclear stocks were placed in hardened silos which could withstand a pre-emptive strike and this perhaps prevented military adventurism using nuclear weapons. 2. Experimentation; exploration of exotic or innovative aspects of something. Chiefly with modifying word. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] fandingOE fanda1325 saya1393 assayc1450 trial1570 examen1609 experimentation1674 experiment1678 examination1819 tâtonnement1847 tentative1865 adventurism1923 1923 Slavonic Rev. 1 60 The Council is free from the nervousness, inventiveness, and religious adventurism so common among representatives of the ‘new schools’, such as various mystics, orgiasts, anthroposophists and theosophists. 1973 M. J. Brown Sir Samuel Ferguson ii. 21 We find it fascinating to follow the trials and errors of his juvenile literary adventurism. 1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 237 Opportunities for sexual adventurism available to men. 2003 B. Pomeroy in S. Trezise Cambr. Compan. to Debussy ix. 156 A marked penchant for harmonic and tonal adventurism. 2011 A. P. Haley Turning Tables viii. 215 The naive belief that culinary adventurism could lead to a meaningful understanding of strange new cultures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1838
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