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).
实用例句
1. I think nationalism is just a code word for racism.
我认为民族主义不过是种族主义的代名词。
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2. Xenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some West European countries.
西欧一些国家的仇外民族主义有所抬头。
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3. I think we'd better leave the subject of Nationalism.
我看我们最好还是搁下民族主义这个话题吧。
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4. This kind of fierce nationalism is a powerful and potentially volatile force.
这种强烈的民族主义情绪是一股强大的、可能会突然爆发的潜在力量。
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5. French-Canadian nationalism was fuelled in the 1960s.
