| 单词 | chauvinist |
| 释义 | chauvinist (once / 33674 pages) n A chauvinist is someone who blindly and enthusiastically believes in the superiority of his cause or people. If you grew up in New York and refuse to eat at any pizzeria beyond a five-mile radius of the Empire State Building, you could be described as a New York pizza chauvinist. The word chauvinist comes from Nicholas Chauvin, a French soldier — probably fictional — who was so devoted to Napoleon that he continued to zealously support the emperor even after Napoleon rejected him. The put-down “male chauvinist pig” describes a man who believes that women are not as intelligent or worthy of respect as men. Often when we hear the word chauvinist, we think of arrogant men. WORD FAMILYchauvinist: chauvinists+/chauvinism: chauvinisms, chauvinist, chauvinistic/chauvinistic: chauvinistically USAGE EXAMPLESSeven years after that episode, in 2007, Christian chauvinists once again displayed their intolerance for other faiths when the U.S. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) “Feminism is not about burning bras and hating men. It’s about gender equality. Whoever is not a feminist is a chauvinist.” Time(Dec 19, 2016) “Imagine that: A raging chauvinist saved by a couple of women. It will be a long time before he lives this down.” Slate(Nov 14, 2016) 1n a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind Hyper bigot a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own 2n an extreme bellicose nationalist Syn|Hyper flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteer nationalist, patriot one who loves and defends his or her country |
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