retreatistn.adj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtriːtɪst/, U.S.

/rəˈtridəst/,

/riˈtridəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retreat n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < retreat n. + -ist suffix. Compare retreatism n.

A. n.

1. An advocate or supporter of a policy of (typically military) retreat.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > policies and theories > person(s)

Wellingtonian1815

invasionist1853

compulsionist1886

occupationist1892

Zeppelinite1909

navalist1911

westerner1916

retreatista1925

nuclearist1952

Lawrentian1957

a1925 Ld. Curzon Leaves from Viceroy's Notebk. (1926) iii. 142 The Retreatists would not have these proposals at any price.

1951 Times 20 Feb. 4/5 Mr. Wherry and others like him..now dislike being called isolationists, but have been called ‘retreatists’ instead.

2008 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 20 June a13 Though Iraq moves relentlessly ahead behind the surge's success, the retreatists in Congress..continue to insist that the U.S. quit Iraq.

2. Sociology. A person who is subject to or governed by retreatism (retreatism n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition > retreatism > person

retreatist1951

1951 Social Res. 18 260 The ritualist occupies himself with the approved means despite their failure to reach the supposed goals. The retreatist surrenders both goals and the practice of means. The rebel substitutes new goals and prescribes new means for attaining them.

1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. v. 189 Retreatists are even more reluctant to enter into new social relations with others than are those described as ‘alienated’.

1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville vii. 173 The retreatist rejects both goals and means.

2001 M. L. Fein Race & Morality vi. 154 Some retreatists find comfort in drug addiction. Alcohol, heroin, or cocaine provide a cocoon of indifference.

B. adj.

1. Characterized by the advocacy of (typically military) retreat; of the nature of a retreatist (sense A. 1).

ΚΠ

1941 M. E. Townsend European Colonial Expansion since 1871 xiv. 337 Italian foreign policy, owing to post-war internal troubles and the breakdown of state authority at home, became, after 1919, ‘retreatist’ and conciliatory.

1991 Futurist May–June 28/2 For the optimistic proponents of advanced technology, the main danger was that retreatist, anti-technology ‘prophets of doom’ would be too influential, causing a collective loss of nerve.

2001 I. Inkster Japanese Industrialisation xii. 289 The established ‘Yoshida Doctrine’..advocated economic expansion within a retreatist military framework.

2. Sociology. Characterized or influenced by retreatism (retreatism n. 1); characteristic of a retreatist (sense A. 2).

ΚΠ

1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. v. 187 The retreatist pattern consists of the substantial abandoning both of the once-esteemed cultural goals and of institutionalized practices directed toward those goals.

1973 Sociol. Rev. 21 419 The attitudes and values of people whom they call retreatist, and the immediate conditions under which the response occurs.

2003 Social Forces 82 58 Processes that lead from delinquency to retreatist behavior involving excessive drinking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retreatist
释义	retreatistn.adj. Brit. /rᵻˈtriːtɪst/, U.S. /rəˈtridəst/, /riˈtridəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retreat n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < retreat n. + -ist suffix. Compare retreatism n. A. n. 1. An advocate or supporter of a policy of (typically military) retreat. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > policies and theories > person(s) Wellingtonian1815 invasionist1853 compulsionist1886 occupationist1892 Zeppelinite1909 navalist1911 westerner1916 retreatista1925 nuclearist1952 Lawrentian1957 a1925 Ld. Curzon Leaves from Viceroy's Notebk. (1926) iii. 142 The Retreatists would not have these proposals at any price. 1951 Times 20 Feb. 4/5 Mr. Wherry and others like him..now dislike being called isolationists, but have been called ‘retreatists’ instead. 2008 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 20 June a13 Though Iraq moves relentlessly ahead behind the surge's success, the retreatists in Congress..continue to insist that the U.S. quit Iraq. 2. Sociology. A person who is subject to or governed by retreatism (retreatism n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition > retreatism > person retreatist1951 1951 Social Res. 18 260 The ritualist occupies himself with the approved means despite their failure to reach the supposed goals. The retreatist surrenders both goals and the practice of means. The rebel substitutes new goals and prescribes new means for attaining them. 1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. v. 189 Retreatists are even more reluctant to enter into new social relations with others than are those described as ‘alienated’. 1963 T. Morris & P. Morris Pentonville vii. 173 The retreatist rejects both goals and means. 2001 M. L. Fein Race & Morality vi. 154 Some retreatists find comfort in drug addiction. Alcohol, heroin, or cocaine provide a cocoon of indifference. B. adj. 1. Characterized by the advocacy of (typically military) retreat; of the nature of a retreatist (sense A. 1). ΚΠ 1941 M. E. Townsend European Colonial Expansion since 1871 xiv. 337 Italian foreign policy, owing to post-war internal troubles and the breakdown of state authority at home, became, after 1919, ‘retreatist’ and conciliatory. 1991 Futurist May–June 28/2 For the optimistic proponents of advanced technology, the main danger was that retreatist, anti-technology ‘prophets of doom’ would be too influential, causing a collective loss of nerve. 2001 I. Inkster Japanese Industrialisation xii. 289 The established ‘Yoshida Doctrine’..advocated economic expansion within a retreatist military framework. 2. Sociology. Characterized or influenced by retreatism (retreatism n. 1); characteristic of a retreatist (sense A. 2). ΚΠ 1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. v. 187 The retreatist pattern consists of the substantial abandoning both of the once-esteemed cultural goals and of institutionalized practices directed toward those goals. 1973 Sociol. Rev. 21 419 The attitudes and values of people whom they call retreatist, and the immediate conditions under which the response occurs. 2003 Social Forces 82 58 Processes that lead from delinquency to retreatist behavior involving excessive drinking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1925
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