revisionism

IPA/rɪˈvɪʒənɪzəm/
KK[rivˈɪʒənˌɪzəm]IPA/rɪˈvɪʒənɪzəm/

revisionism — 名詞

1. the practice of looking again at an accepted account of the past and arguing tha

1.名詞
釋義

歷史修正主義

重新檢視並改寫既定歷史說法的做法

the practice of looking again at an accepted account of the past and arguing that it should be changed, which critics sometimes call unfair or false.

例句

Historians argued about revisionism after Mira's book questioned the official story of the war.

Mira 的書質疑了官方對那場戰爭的說法,歷史學家因此為歷史修正主義爭論不休。

revisionism after a book questions the official story

Critics accused the mayor of revisionism when he said the famous march never happened.

市長說那場著名的遊行從未發生,批評者便指控他搞歷史修正主義。

accuse someone of revisionism (negative tone)

常見搭配
  • historical revisionism
  • accuse someone of revisionism
同義詞
  • reinterpretation

    neutral; a new reading of the facts without suggesting dishonesty

  • reappraisal

    a careful new judgment of something past; usually positive or neutral

  • rewriting history

    informal phrase that suggests the changes are unfair or false

用法筆記

Uncountable, so it takes no 'a' and has no plural form. Often follows 'historical' (historical revisionism), as in the source example.

常見錯誤

She wrote about a historical revisionism.
She wrote about historical revisionism.
revisionism is uncountable; do not put 'a' before it.
The revisionism of my essay took an hour.
The revision of my essay took an hour.
revisionism names a view or practice about beliefs, not the act of editing a text.

2. the effort inside a political movement, especially Marxism, to change its main t

2.名詞
釋義

修正主義

主張修改馬克思主義、改走漸進改革的思潮

the effort inside a political movement, especially Marxism, to change its main teachings, often by favouring slow reform instead of sudden revolution.

例句

Quan's professor said revisionism within Marxism preferred slow reform to a sudden revolution.

Quan 的教授說,馬克思主義內部的修正主義偏好緩慢改革,而不是突然的革命。

revisionism within Marxism

At the party meeting, an old leader warned that revisionism would divide the workers.

在黨的會議上,一位老領袖警告說,修正主義會分裂工人。

warn that revisionism would divide a group

常見搭配
  • Marxist revisionism
同義詞
  • reformism

    stresses working for gradual change inside an existing system

反義詞
  • orthodoxy

    keeping strictly to the established teachings

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: the target here is a political movement's own teachings, not an account of past events.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • accuse someone of revisionism

介系詞搭配

  • revisionism in