"one who advocates a doctrine of direct action," 1915; from active + -ist. Originally in reference to political forces in Sweden advocating abandonment of neutrality in World War I and active support for the Central Powers.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He's been a trade union activist for many years.
多年來他一直是工會(huì)的積極分子.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. ARussian human - rights activist , Lev Ponomaryov, was beaten up in Moscow.