utopianism
utopianism — 名詞
1. the belief that a perfectly organised society or a completely ideal way of livin
烏托邦主義
相信完美社會可實現的理想
the belief that a perfectly organised society or a completely ideal way of living can be created, often regarded by others as unrealistic or disconnected from practical concerns.
Professor Okafor criticised the housing plan for its utopianism, saying it ignored budget limits.
Okafor 教授批評該住房計畫充滿烏托邦主義，認為它忽視了預算限制。
utopianism + criticised for — negative evaluation context
The small farming community was known for its utopianism, but harsh winters ended their dream.
那個小型農業社區以其烏托邦主義聞名，但嚴酷的冬天終結了他們的夢想。
Mei-Lin admired the movement's utopianism yet recognised that their five-year plan lacked a realistic budget.
Mei-Lin 欣賞該運動的烏托邦主義，但也意識到他們的五年計畫缺乏切實可行的預算。
utopianism + admired / recognised — mixed evaluation pattern
Political critics dismissed the senator's proposals as harmless utopianism that would never survive a vote.
政治評論家認為這位參議員的提案只是無害的烏托邦主義，根本無法在表決中過關。
harmless utopianism — common dismissive collocation
The course examines American utopianism during the industrial revolution of the late 1800s.
這門課程探討十九世紀末工業革命期間的美國烏托邦主義。
- accused of utopianism
- dismissed as utopianism
- American utopianism
- revolutionary utopianism
- political utopianism
- naive utopianism
- idealism
broader term; utopianism is idealism about social perfection
- perfectionism
more personal; utopianism is about society, not oneself
- wishful thinking
more dismissive; implies no serious plan, only hope
- realism
a practical, fact-based approach rather than an idealistic one
- pragmatism
focus on practical results rather than grand ideals
- cynicism
a distrusting view that rejects the possibility of improvement
文法句型
[determiner] + utopianism; utopianism + of + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently carries a critical tone — the speaker implies the belief is naive or impractical. Common in political, philosophical, and historical writing. When used without modifiers, it often suggests mild disapproval.