abolitionist是什么意思？

abolitionist

英[ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst]

• n. 废除主义者，废奴主义者；
• adj. 废除主义者的，主张废除主义的，（国家）已废除死刑的；

复数：abolitionists;

例句

• He began his own abolitionist newspaper,The North Star. 他自己创办了主张废除奴隶制的报纸《北方之星》。
• Backlash against the law helped fuel the abolitionist movement and increased participation on the Underground Railroad. 人们对此法案的强烈不满,为废奴运动火上浇油,也使得越来越多的人参与“地下铁路”逃亡.
• They organized speeches by abolitionist leaders. And they helped hide slaves who were fleeing to freedom. 它们组织废奴主义领袖发表演说, 帮助隐藏投奔自由的黑奴.
• As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy. 只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制，废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  废除主义者;主张废除（某种制度或习俗）的人
  An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice.
  例句
  By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies... 到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。 As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy. 只要大多数人还乐意保留君主制，废除它的主张就是痴人说梦。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  废除主义者的；主张废除主义的
  He began his own abolitionist newspaper,The North Star. 他自己创办了主张废除奴隶制的报纸《北方之星》。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery