individualism
                                        英 [ɪndɪ'vɪdjʊ(ə)lɪz(ə)m]
美 [,ɪndɪ'vɪdʒuəlɪzəm]
                                        
                                            
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            - 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] 
                 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 2. Rugged individualism forged America'sfrontier society. 
- 坚定的个人主义造就了美国的边疆社会。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 3. Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism. 
- 资本主义强调的是创新、竞争和个人至上。
来自《权威词典》
 
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》