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individualism

英式英标[,ɪndɪ\'vɪdʒuəlɪzəm]
美式音标[ɪndɪ\'vɪdjʊ(ə)lɪz(ə)m]

n. 个人主义；利己主义；个人特征

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中文词源

individualism 个人主义，个性

来自individual,个人，-ism,主义，思想。即个人主义，引申词义个性。

英文词源

individualism (n.): "self-centered feeling," 1827, from individual + -ism. As a social philosophy (opposed to communism and socialism) first attested 1851 in writings of J.S. Mill.
A majority can never replace the individual. ... Just as a hundred fools do not make one wise man, a heroic decision is not likely to come from a hundred cowards. [Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf," 1933]

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1. He is struck by what he calls the individualism of American officers.: 他称其为美国军官的个性给他留下了很深的印象。

2. Rugged individualism forged America'sfrontier society.: 坚定的个人主义造就了美国的边疆社会。

3. Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism.: 资本主义强调的是创新、竞争和个人至上。

4. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.: 在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。

5. Individualism has been the secret ingredient in developing his chain of fashion stores.: 讲求个性化是他发展时装连锁店的一大秘诀.

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