extremist
extremist — 名詞
1. a person whose views on politics or religion are far outside what most people fi
極端分子
抱持脫離社會常軌信念的人
a person whose views on politics or religion are far outside what most people find acceptable, and who may support violent or illegal actions to advance them.
The police arrested three extremists who were planning to attack the city hall.
警方逮捕了三名策劃攻擊市政廳的極端分子。
collocation: arrested extremists
Adaeze left the group after it became run by extremists who called for violence.
Adaeze 在那個團體變成由號召暴力的極端分子掌管後便離開了。
noun + who-clause
Security forces in Kirkuk arrested extremists who wanted to drive out every non-Muslim family.
安全部隊在基爾庫克逮捕了想要驅逐所有非穆斯林家庭的極端分子。
The government passed new laws to stop extremists from spreading their message online.
政府通過了新法律，阻止極端分子在網路上散布訊息。
Hamza warned that the extremists on both sides had refused to negotiate, ending all peaceful discussion.
Hamza 警告說，雙方的極端分子都拒絕談判，使和平對話完全終止。
- moderate
a person with balanced, middle-of-the-road views
文法句型
extremist + who/that clause
extremist + in/from + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often carries a strongly negative meaning. Can be modified by a prepositional phrase (e.g. 'extremists in the movement') or a relative clause ('extremists who reject compromise'). Frequently appears in news and political discussions.
常見錯誤
extremist — 形容詞
1. opinions, actions, or groups that are far outside what most people in a society
極端的
偏離社會常規且被視為危險的
opinions, actions, or groups that are far outside what most people in a society consider normal or acceptable, and are often regarded as dangerous.
The country was torn apart by decades of extremist violence between the two groups.
這個國家因兩大群體之間數十年的極端暴力衝突而支離破碎。
collocation: extremist violence
Arjun criticized the organization for spreading extremist ideas that blamed immigrants for unemployment.
Arjun 批評該組織散播將失業歸咎於移民的極端思想。
collocation: extremist ideas
The newspaper refused to publish the politician's extremist statements against immigrants.
這家報社拒絕刊登那位政治人物針對移民的極端言論。
A small extremist group claimed responsibility for the bombing of the government building.
一個小型極端團體宣稱對政府大樓的炸彈攻擊負責。
Xiu's parents were worried about the extremist propaganda glorifying violence that her brother was watching online.
Xiu 的父母很擔心她弟弟在網路上觀看的歌頌暴力的極端宣傳。
- moderate
within the normal range of opinions
文法句型
extremist + noun (group, ideas, violence, etc.)
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (before a noun). Typically modifies nouns like 'group', 'ideology', 'violence', 'views', 'propaganda'. The adjective carries a strong negative judgment about social unacceptability.