单词 | chauvinistic |
释义 | chauvinistic (once / 47278 pages) adj The adjective chauvinistic is useful for describing people who strongly believe in the superiority of their own gender or kind. A chauvinistic man might say women are too emotional to hold stressful jobs. If you believe that your gender, culture, country, or group is inherently better than another, you are chauvinistic, which is pronounced "sho-van-IS-tick." Chauvinistic is used often to describe sexism, but it also means extreme patriotism, or the belief that your country is better than others. In fact, the root is the French chauvinisme, "exaggerated, blind patriotism," which comes from Nicholas Chauvin, a famously nationalistic Napoleonic soldier. WORD FAMILYchauvinistic: chauvinistically+/chauvinism: chauvinisms, chauvinist, chauvinistic/chauvinist: chauvinists USAGE EXAMPLESThey said the protest was against the Roman Catholic Church's "antidemocratic and chauvinistic" positions. BBC(Dec 16, 2016) And defense conservatism is a chauvinistic belief that America is for Americans and foreigners had better watch their step. Salon(Nov 03, 2016) Even so, Vladimir Putin’s chauvinistic approach to politics has a certain appeal to some — at home and abroad. Nature(Oct 31, 2016) 1adj fanatically patriotic Syn flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic loyal, patriotic inspired by love for your country 2adj of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind |
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