| 单词 | imperialistic |
| 释义 | imperialistic (once / 17537 pages) adj A government is imperialistic if it places the importance of its own strength and size over the rights and happiness of the world's people. Imperialistic countries are those that are so determined to build their political and economic power that their governments take advantage of less powerful countries, as well as their own citizens. Some examples of imperialistic actions include invading a country and enslaving its native inhabitants, or making use of extremely cheap foreign labor in order to become wealthy. The root of imperialistic is the Latin word for "emperor," imperialis. WORD FAMILYimperialistic: imperialistically+/imperial: imperialism, imperially, imperials/imperialism: imperialisms, imperialist, imperialistic/imperialist: imperialists USAGE EXAMPLESSchool officials said the Missionaries’ mascot was considered non-inclusive, imperialistic and incorrectly implied that Whitman was a religious school. Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016) “It is unacceptable to renew imperialism in the 21st century, it’s time to get rid of imperialistic whims.” Los Angeles Times(Sep 27, 2016) “It was almost like imperialistic Westerners coming to China and telling us what to do,” Mr. Lee said in an interview last week. New York Times(Jun 29, 2016) adj of or relating to imperialism imperialistic wars Syn imperialist |
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