单词 | pacifist |
释义 | pacifist (once / 4965 pages) nadj A person who opposes the use of war or violence to settle a dispute is called a pacifist. If you are a pacifist, you talk through your differences with others instead of fighting. A pacifist is a peacemaker — even its Latin origins of pax, or "peace" and facere, "to make" show it. If you are a pacifist, you avoid physical confrontations. The beliefs and actions of peacemakers can also be described as pacifist, as in someone whose pacifist beliefs lead him to take part in nonviolent protests against a war. WORD FAMILYpacifist: pacifists+/pacifism: pacifisms, pacifist, pacifistic/pacifistic: pacifistically USAGE EXAMPLESRather, this is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man who refused to budge from his pacifist beliefs, while also desiring to serve his country. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) It began an investigation of the progressive, pacifist archbishop. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) There were also growing calls for the deployment of more police on the streets with military-style weapons — an unusual move in pacifist Germany. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Syn|Hypo|Hyper disarmer, pacificist dove, peacenik someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations adult, grownup a fully developed person from maturity onward 2adj opposed to war Syn dovish, pacifistic peaceable, peaceful not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war |
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