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单词 individualistic
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Definition of individualistic in English:

individualistic

adjective ˌɪndɪvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪkˌɪndɪvɪdʒ(u)əˈlɪstɪk
  • 1More interested in individual people than in society as a whole.

    individualistic cultures where individuals strive for self-realization
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The warm, fuzzy rhetoric of the sisterhood is completely at odds with our brutal, individualistic, competitive society.
    • Industry was full of individualistic entrepreneurs who weren't thrilled about the new regulations.
    • This also leads to the much discussed charge that conceptions of autonomy, and the moral and political principles built upon them, are overly individualistic in their requirements and implications.
    • But in the fragmented, decentralized, and individualistic context of American government, most politicians (most of the time) instead pursue electoral strategies that are risk-averse and cautious.
    • And while the Republicans may talk about the importance of communities, voluntary associations, and churches as supports for personal transformation, their core message remains essentially individualistic.
    • She then moves to discuss her second theme, how liturgy establishes community, a necessary corrective in a time when many concentrate on more individualistic expressions of spirituality.
    • That seems like the outcome of an individualistic rather than a collective period.
    • I must stress that I do not mean to suggest that all or even most theories that are founded upon rights are individualistic or atomistic.
    • The historical roots of American feminism are overwhelmingly individualistic.
    • Given the competitive and individualistic nature of baseball under the profit system, players are under enormous pressure to use steroids in order to gain an extra edge.
    • It does, however, underscore the challenge of changing reward systems to meet quality requirements within an individualistic society.
    • And within the church, synagogue, and mosque population there is a visible shift from conservative, authoritarian, and dogmatic faiths to increasingly individualistic and consumerist versions.
    • Teamwork is considered to be unimportant, so the tendency to become more individualistic increases; moreover, tolerance toward peers decreases.
    • He strongly disagreed with the individualistic spirit prevalent in the U.S. ethos, and in the 1980s and 1990s publicly opposed Catholic neoconservatives for that reason.
    • The individualistic orientation, however, is more likely to advocate privileged treatment for oneself.
    • At his time America could still have been molded in a less individualistic direction and have become more accustomed to thinking and living as people in the Bible did.
    • They had left the feudal system of Scotland for a more individualistic way of life.
    • He demonstrates that first-aid very slowly trickled down to needy Germans and how individualistic attitudes replaced communal ones as the Cold War intensified.
    • Globalization depends on an ideology of accumulating wealth, personal glory, or individualistic freedom, she said.
    • While this may seem somewhat alien to us individualistic Westerners, it creates some very fine fellowships.
    Synonyms
    unconventional, unorthodox, uncommon, atypical, singular, unique, original, off-centre, nonconformist, independent, freethinking, liberated, unconstrained, unfettered, untrammelled, free-spirited, pioneering, groundbreaking
    eccentric, bohemian, maverick, strange, odd, peculiar, idiosyncratic
  • 2Marked by or expressing individuality; unconventional.

    her work is quirky and genuinely individualistic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The execution may have been a step back from the July performance, but the interpretation was notably different more individualistic and worked-out.
    • It's true, artists are very individualistic in that way.
    • In recent years a number of artists have worked from a more individualistic perspective.
    • Spontaneous dialogue delivery interspersed with humour and the individualistic use of dance and music make this art form impressive.
    • Thirdly, English witchcraft beliefs made the suspects very individualistic.
    • Instead the papers are permeated with a modernistic and very individualistic notion of gender.
    • He returned to Germany, where he taught in a pottery school and began to make the individualistic, realistic sculptures that would define his career.
    • She is a free spirit who embarrasses her child not by her backwardness but by her progressiveness, her individualistic way of dressing and behaving.
    • The results are surprising, creative and individualistic.
    • The kennel owner should find out how these guests feel at his home as they are highly individualistic.
    • His childhood was happy, although he was always a bit mischievous, individualistic and anti-establishment.
    • He also reminds us that being human entails a capacity for individualistic expression.

Derivatives

  • individualistically

  • adverb ˌɪndɪvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪk(ə)li
    • The difficulty we have with this today is it's being done individualistically rather than corporately.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Emphasizing feelings of uniqueness, omnipotence, and invulnerability helps the adolescent to conceive of the self individualistically, i.e. apart from family ties.
      • So every species we are expecting to react somewhat individualistically to future climate change.
      • It imagines the world communally, not individualistically.
      • All of this - the work, the yoga, the meetings, ‘advice’ and so-called training - was aimed at making us think individualistically, and not politically.
 
 

Definition of individualistic in US English:

individualistic

adjectiveˌɪndɪvɪdʒ(u)əˈlɪstɪkˌindivij(o͞o)əˈlistik
  • 1Characterized by individualism; independent and self-reliant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He strongly disagreed with the individualistic spirit prevalent in the U.S. ethos, and in the 1980s and 1990s publicly opposed Catholic neoconservatives for that reason.
    • The warm, fuzzy rhetoric of the sisterhood is completely at odds with our brutal, individualistic, competitive society.
    • Industry was full of individualistic entrepreneurs who weren't thrilled about the new regulations.
    • He demonstrates that first-aid very slowly trickled down to needy Germans and how individualistic attitudes replaced communal ones as the Cold War intensified.
    • I must stress that I do not mean to suggest that all or even most theories that are founded upon rights are individualistic or atomistic.
    • Globalization depends on an ideology of accumulating wealth, personal glory, or individualistic freedom, she said.
    • At his time America could still have been molded in a less individualistic direction and have become more accustomed to thinking and living as people in the Bible did.
    • Given the competitive and individualistic nature of baseball under the profit system, players are under enormous pressure to use steroids in order to gain an extra edge.
    • And while the Republicans may talk about the importance of communities, voluntary associations, and churches as supports for personal transformation, their core message remains essentially individualistic.
    • She then moves to discuss her second theme, how liturgy establishes community, a necessary corrective in a time when many concentrate on more individualistic expressions of spirituality.
    • It does, however, underscore the challenge of changing reward systems to meet quality requirements within an individualistic society.
    • But in the fragmented, decentralized, and individualistic context of American government, most politicians (most of the time) instead pursue electoral strategies that are risk-averse and cautious.
    • This also leads to the much discussed charge that conceptions of autonomy, and the moral and political principles built upon them, are overly individualistic in their requirements and implications.
    • They had left the feudal system of Scotland for a more individualistic way of life.
    • The historical roots of American feminism are overwhelmingly individualistic.
    • While this may seem somewhat alien to us individualistic Westerners, it creates some very fine fellowships.
    • The individualistic orientation, however, is more likely to advocate privileged treatment for oneself.
    • And within the church, synagogue, and mosque population there is a visible shift from conservative, authoritarian, and dogmatic faiths to increasingly individualistic and consumerist versions.
    • That seems like the outcome of an individualistic rather than a collective period.
    • Teamwork is considered to be unimportant, so the tendency to become more individualistic increases; moreover, tolerance toward peers decreases.
    Synonyms
    unconventional, unorthodox, uncommon, atypical, singular, unique, original, off-centre, nonconformist, independent, freethinking, liberated, unconstrained, unfettered, untrammelled, free-spirited, pioneering, groundbreaking
  • 2Marked by or expressing individuality; unconventional.

    her work is quirky and genuinely individualistic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead the papers are permeated with a modernistic and very individualistic notion of gender.
    • The kennel owner should find out how these guests feel at his home as they are highly individualistic.
    • It's true, artists are very individualistic in that way.
    • The execution may have been a step back from the July performance, but the interpretation was notably different more individualistic and worked-out.
    • In recent years a number of artists have worked from a more individualistic perspective.
    • The results are surprising, creative and individualistic.
    • Spontaneous dialogue delivery interspersed with humour and the individualistic use of dance and music make this art form impressive.
    • Thirdly, English witchcraft beliefs made the suspects very individualistic.
    • His childhood was happy, although he was always a bit mischievous, individualistic and anti-establishment.
    • He also reminds us that being human entails a capacity for individualistic expression.
    • She is a free spirit who embarrasses her child not by her backwardness but by her progressiveness, her individualistic way of dressing and behaving.
    • He returned to Germany, where he taught in a pottery school and began to make the individualistic, realistic sculptures that would define his career.
 
 
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