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单词 satyagrahi
释义

satyagrahin.

Brit. /sʌˈtjɑːɡrəhi/, U.S. /səˈtjɑɡrəhi/, /ˈsətjəˌɡrɑ(h)i/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, satyagrahis.
Forms: 1900s– satyagrahi, 1900s– satyagrahin.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit satyāgrahin.
Etymology: < modern Sanskrit satyāgrahin (nominative satyāgrahī) < satyāgraha satyagraha n. + -in , suffix originally forming adjectives (see yogi n.). Compare slightly later satyagraha n.
An exponent or practitioner of satyagraha; an advocate of non-violent resistance.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > [noun] > intractability or recalcitrance > passive resistance > one who practises
passive-resister1833
passive-resistant1903
satyagrahi1918
1918 tr. M. K. Gandhi & V. J. Patel in Times of India 8 June 7/2 A Satyagrahi sometimes appears momentarily to disobey laws and constituted authority only to show in the end his regard for both.
1928 V. G. Desai tr. M. K. Gandhi Satyagraha in S. Afr. xlv. 468 Only thus could the Satyagrahis..bring their struggle to a triumphant end.
1976 New Yorker 24 May 43/1 According to Gandhi, a satyagrahi, or votary of satyagraha, is governed by the belief that the soul can be saved from evil in the world, and so helped along in its search for Brahma, by truth and truth alone.
2002 H. Kunzru Impressionist (2003) 275 An hour or so after sunset, a ragged march goes past, garlanded satyagrahis punching the air to the sound of drums.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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