ideology
/ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌaɪdiˈɑːlədʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē ˌi-dē-ˈä-/ (ame, mw)
ideology — 名詞
- ideologysingular
- ideologiesplural
1. A connected set of beliefs and ideas that a person, group, or political system u
意識形態
構成政治或社會制度基礎的信念體系
A connected set of beliefs and ideas that a person, group, or political system uses as the basis for its economic or political decisions and actions.
Ishaan's political ideology led him to join the environmental campaign.
Ishaan 的政治意識形態促使他加入了環保運動。
countable: a political ideology
The country's education system was rebuilt around a new ideology after the war.
戰後，該國的教育體系圍繞著新的意識形態進行重建。
uncountable: new ideology as guiding force
Putri argued that free-market ideology often fails to address inequality.
Putri 認為自由市場的意識形態往往無法解決不平等問題。
Many young voters across Europe are rejecting traditional party ideologies.
歐洲許多年輕選民正在拒絕傳統的政黨意識形態。
The ideology of the ruling party stresses personal effort over government help.
執政黨的意識形態強調個人努力勝過政府援助。
- doctrine
More formal and often tied to official teachings of a church or institution; ideology is broader and more commonly political.
- worldview
Broader in scope — covers a person's overall understanding of the world, not just their political or economic beliefs.
- belief system
More general and less academic; easier for learners to understand but slightly less precise.
- creed
More about personal conviction and often moral or religious; ideology is more about group-based political or economic principles.
- action
Ideology represents theory and belief; action represents what is actually done.
- pragmatism
Ideology follows fixed principles; pragmatism adapts based on what works in practice.
文法句型
the ideology of + noun
possessive + ideology
adjective + ideology
用法筆記
Countable when referring to specific belief systems (a socialist ideology, several competing ideologies). Uncountable when used as a general concept (ideology shapes policy). Frequently paired with political, economic, or revolutionary.
常見錯誤
2. Ideas or theories that are very general and not connected to practical life — of
空談；空論
脫離實際的抽象理論（常含貶義）
Ideas or theories that are very general and not connected to practical life — often used to criticise someone's thinking as unrealistic or overly abstract.
Élise dismissed the professor's lecture as pure ideology with no useful suggestions.
Élise 認為那位教授的講座只是空談，沒有任何有用的建議。
negative connotation: pure ideology
Critics say the housing plan is built on ideology rather than actual evidence.
批評者指出，該住房計畫是建立在空談而非實際證據之上。
contrast: ideology rather than evidence
Bilal prefers examining real data and avoids getting lost in abstract ideology.
Bilal 偏好研究真實數據，避免陷入抽象的理論空談。
The government was accused of basing policy on ideology instead of facts.
該政府被指控根據空想而非事實來制定政策。
Sora warned the committee that ideology without action would not fix the crisis.
Sora 警告委員會，缺乏行動的空談無法解決危機。
- theorising
Less negative and more neutral; focuses on the act of forming theories rather than dismissing them.
- dogmatism
More negative — suggests refusal to consider other views, not just abstraction from reality.
- rhetoric
Focuses on persuasive language rather than abstract ideas; implies empty words rather than impractical theories.
- pragmatism
Pragmatism focuses on practical results; ideology in this sense focuses on abstract principles regardless of outcomes.
- realism
Realism is grounded in observable facts and practical limits, the opposite of abstract theorising.
文法句型
pure / mere / abstract + ideology
dismissed as + ideology
ideology rather than / instead of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable. Carries a critical or dismissive tone — the speaker implies that the ideas are disconnected from practical reality. Common in phrases like pure ideology, mere ideology, or dismissed as ideology. Do not use this sense for neutral descriptions of political beliefs.