单词 | individualist |
释义 | individualist (ɪndɪvɪdʒʊlɪst ) Word forms: individualists 1. countable noun If you describe someone as an individualist, you mean that they like to think and do things in their own way, rather than imitating other people. Individualists say that you should be able to wear what you want. Synonyms: maverick, nonconformist, independent, original 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Individualist means relating to the belief that economics and politics should not be controlled by the state. ...a party committed to individualist values. An individualist is a person with individualist views. They share with earlier individualists a fear of collectivism. Collocations: rugged individualist I'd never considered myself a rugged individualist, but who advertised this as a community event? Christianity Today Clearly, you're a rugged individualist who won't miss the accoutrements of society. Times, Sunday Times You have to be a rugged individualist. Globe and Mail He strongly opposed totalitarianism and authoritarianism and was a rugged individualist who was very strict about not drinking or smoking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The common element in each of those hour-long series was that its hero was a rugged individualist, working essentially alone with little or no supervision on matters of vital significance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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