| 单词 | localism |
| 释义 | localism (once / 54974 pages) n Localism is a preference for the place where you live. Your localism might make it hard for you to understand people who come from other countries. Localism can range from a love for the town in which you live to a prejudice against other states or countries. A police officer who's accused of localism may have a habit of only giving speeding tickets to out-of-towners, for example. A more positive kind of localism might inspire you to buy vegetables that are grown nearby and purchase tools at the neighborhood hardware shop instead of at a store that is part of a national chain. WORD FAMILYlocalism: localisms+/delocalize: delocalized/local: localise, localism, locality, localize, locally, locals/localisation: localisations/localise: localisation, localised, localises, localising/locality: localities/localization: localizations/localize: delocalize, localization, localized, localizes, localizing USAGE EXAMPLESFor a long time, American information regulators—principally the FCC—supported local media through a policy called localism. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) The government recently set seven new priority areas for the force, including localism, inclusion and adaptability. BBC(Oct 17, 2016) Localism barely existed as a political force until the Umbrella Movement ended, having failed to extract any promises of full democracy. Economist(Oct 12, 2016) 1n a partiality for some particular place Syn|Hyper provincialism, sectionalism partiality, partisanship an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives 2n a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality Hyper non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
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