egalitarian
UK/i.gæli'tєәriәn/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights
平等主义的；主张人人平等的
n.
A person who believes in equal rights for all
平等主义者
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom French égal ('equal,' itself from Latin aequalis) + -itarian. The aequus root reached English a second time through French, where the spelling shifted equ → egal. egalitarian describes the belief that everyone should stand on the same level.
Root equ still carries 20 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.egalitarian society平等社会
- 2.egalitarian principles平等主义原则
- 3.egalitarian ideals平等理想
- 4.deeply egalitarian高度平等的
Example Sentences
- 1.
They dreamed of building a truly egalitarian society.
- 2.
The party promotes egalitarian policies on wages.
- 3.
He is an egalitarian at heart, suspicious of all hierarchy.