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adventurism

UK/əd'ventʃərɪz(ə)m/US/әd'ventʃәrizm/
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Definitions

n.

Reckless willingness to take risks, especially in politics or business

冒险主义

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
adventureto, toward, near
+
-ismcome, arrive
=adventurism

adventure + -ism (practice) = "the practice of reckless risk-taking," usually disapproving — military adventurism, financial adventurism.

Common Collocations

  • 1.military adventurism军事冒险主义
  • 2.political adventurism政治冒险主义
  • 3.financial adventurism金融冒险主义

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics warned against military adventurism abroad.

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