| 单词 | ideological |
| 释义 | ideological (once / 2260 pages) adj You can use the word ideological to describe shared ideas or beliefs, and the word breaks down to ideo- (not "idea," but close) and -logical. An ideological stand for equal rights made Rosa Parks stay in her seat at the front of the bus. Ideological is an adjective that describes political, cultural, or religious beliefs. An ideology is a body of ideas, and those who agree with the main idea of something take an ideological stand to support it. Unlimited freedom is a strong ideological belief in countries like the United States, and communism was once the ideological foundation in parts of Europe. Some follow ideological ideals that are logical, while others take stands that seem, well, idiotic or illogical, like racism. WORD FAMILYideological: ideologically+/ideologist: ideologists/ideology: ideologic, ideological, ideologies, ideologist USAGE EXAMPLESTrump was not tied to any preëxisting political movement, or to any firm ideological commitments. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Because it won’t be Trump’s first Supreme Court pick who will seal the court’s ideological direction for a generation. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The danger to the new country, Hamilton argued, wasn’t ideological disputes, but the possibility that an unprincipled man would exploit public passions. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation 2adj concerned with or suggestive of ideas ideological application of a theory the drama's symbolism was very ideological Syn ideologic abstract existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment |
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