partisan
UK/'pɑːtɪzæn/US/'pɑ:tizn/
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Definitions
n.
A firm, often uncritical supporter of a party, cause, or person
（坚定的）党羽，拥护者
n.
A member of an armed resistance group fighting an occupying force
游击队员
adj.
Strongly biased in support of one party or cause
党派性的；偏袒的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Italian partigiano, 'a member of a party/faction' (partito, from partīrī). A partisan belongs wholeheartedly to one part/side — hence both the political 'biased supporter' and the wartime 'resistance fighter' (a member of a fighting faction).
Root part still carries 68 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.partisan politics党派政治
- 2.partisan divide党派分裂
- 3.fiercely partisan极度党派化的
- 4.partisan support党派支持
Example Sentences
- 1.
The debate quickly turned bitterly partisan.
- 2.
He was a lifelong partisan of free trade.
- 3.
Partisans hid in the mountains during the war.