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单词 chauvinism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chau•vin•ism /ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. strong, unthinking devotion to one's country, a group, or one's sex, or to a cause.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chau•vin•ism  (shōvə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentzealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
  2. biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause. Cf. male chauvinism.
  • French chauvinisme, equivalent. to chauvin jingo (named after north, northern. Chauvin, a soldier in Napoleon's army noted for loud-mouthed patriotism) + -isme -ism
  • 1865–70
chauvin•ist, n. 
chau′vin•istic, adj. 
chau′vin•isti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chauvinism /ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm/ n
  1. aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism
  2. enthusiastic devotion to a cause
  3. smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc: male chauvinism
Etymology: 19th Century: from French chauvinisme, after Nicolas Chauvin, legendary French soldier under Napoleon, noted for his vociferous and unthinking patriotism

ˈchauvinist n ˌchauvinˈistic adj ˌchauvinˈistically adv
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