| 单词 | abolitionist |
| 释义 | abolitionist (once / 1792 pages) n An abolitionist was someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice. Back when many landowners in the United States forced slaves to work their land, abolitionists believed that slavery violated the basic human right of freedom, and organized to make slavery illegal, writing anti-slavery literature, proposing new laws, and smuggling slaves into free Canada. The Latin root abolere means “destroy,” and an abolitionist is generally a person who wants to destroy any law or practice, like the abolitionists who fight to end the death penalty. WORD FAMILYabolitionist: abolitionists+/abolish: abolishable, abolished, abolishes, abolishing, abolishment, abolition/abolition: abolitionism, abolitions/abolitionism: abolitionist USAGE EXAMPLESMary Todd Lincoln’s fiery independence and abolitionist agenda, along with her designs for refurbishing a decaying White House during the Civil War, evinced harsh criticism. Time(Dec 22, 2016) Despite these numbers, death-penalty abolitionists also received a host of bad news this year. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) In April, it was announced that abolitionist Tubman would replace slave-owning Andrew Jackson on the front of the US $20 bill. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) n a reformer who favors abolishing slavery Syn|Exp|Hyper emancipationist Henry Ward Beecher United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) John Brownabolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) Frederick DouglassUnited States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895) William Lloyd GarrisonUnited States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) Harriet Elizabeth Beecher StoweUnited States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) Arthur TappanUnited States abolitionist (1786-1865) Sojourner TruthUnited States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) Harriet TubmanUnited States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913) Theodore Dwight WeldUnited States abolitionist (1803-1895) crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer a disputant who advocates reform |
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