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单词 pacifism
释义 pac·i·fism
\ˈpasəˌfizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific (from Middle French) + -isme -ism — more at pacific
1. : opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes
 < their pacifism is rooted in their contemplative outlook, and in the fact that they do not desire to change whatever they see — Bertrand Russell >
 < the fundamental transformation from pacifism to full war-mindedness that was necessary to meet the crisis — R. de R. de Sales >
specifically : refusal to bear arms because of moral or religious principles
 < Christian pacifism … asserts that all warfare is categorically forbidden to followers of Our Lord — T.S.Eliot >
2. : an attitude or policy of nonresistance : passivism
 < some assert that … pacifism should be our aim, and a disarmed neutrality our policy — Yale Review >
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