请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 peaceniks
释义

peacenik

noun

peace·​nik ˈpēs-ˌnik How to pronounce peacenik (audio)
: an opponent of war
specifically : one who participates in antiwar demonstrations

Synonyms

  • dove
  • pacifist
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted
Recent Examples on the Web Has this latter-day John D. Rockefeller found his inner peacenik? Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2019 Contrary to the testimony of Rand Paul and Maureen Dowd, Trump is not a peacenik. Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 10 Sep. 2019 More broadly, Mr Corbyn represents only one strand of foreign-policy thinking within the party, which is not filled exclusively by peaceniks. The Economist, 6 June 2019 The real story began with Daniel Ellsberg, the Marine turned government researcher turned clandestine peacenik who first gave the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017 Their appearances feel elegiac in the wake of the election, serving not to remind the reader of a lost radical past but to underscore just how far from radicalism so many former peaceniks have come. The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2017 As Labour’s hopes of winning the election — or at least denying May a big majority — rise, Corbyn has tried to dispel his image as a peacenik. Washington Post, 6 June 2017 Still new to office and with a reputation as something of a peacenik, Obama was susceptible to this pressure. Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 9 May 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

peaceniks

noun

plural of peacenik
as in pacifists
a person who opposes war or warlike policies peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pacifists
  • doves
  • peacemakers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warmongers
  • hawks
  • militarists
  • jingoes
  • nationalists
  • war hawks
  • chauvinists
See More
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 19:07:02