1844, "devotion to one's country;" see nationalist + -ism; in some usages from French nationalisme. Earlier it was used in a theological sense of "the doctrine of divine election of nations" (1836). Later it was used in a sense of "doctrine advocating nationalization of a country's industry" (1892).
雙語例句
1. I think nationalism is just a code word for racism.
我認為民族主義不過是種族主義的代名詞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Xenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some West European countries.
西歐一些國家的仇外民族主義有所抬頭。
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3. I think we'd better leave the subject of Nationalism.
我看我們最好還是擱下民族主義這個話題吧。
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4. This kind of fierce nationalism is a powerful and potentially volatile force.
這種強烈的民族主義情緒是一股強大的、可能會突然爆發的潛在力量。
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5. French-Canadian nationalism was fuelled in the 1960s.