Activist
强调通过抗议、游说、组织或宣传推动变革,常带有强烈立场;与仅表达观点者相比,更突出行动与持续性参与。
- “Climate activists marched through the city carrying banners.” (气候活动家们举着横幅在城中游行。)
- “She became a housing activist after her neighborhood rent doubled.” (社区租金翻倍后,她成了住房权益活动家。)
- “The activist urged lawmakers to pass stronger privacy protections.” (这位活动家敦促立法者通过更强的隐私保护措施。)
源自拉丁语 “activus”(活跃的),经 “active” 加表示人的后缀 “-ist”。
“active” + “-ist” 表示坚持某种主张或实践的人。
媒体报道中常与 “campaigner” 互换,但 “activist” 有时隐含更激进的抗议形象,褒贬随立场而变。
- 固定搭配: “human rights activist” (人权活动家), “grassroots activist” (草根活动家)
- 形容词: activist(作定语,如 activist investor 积极股东)
active(积极行动)+ -ist(……的人)= 用行动推动议题的人。
“A young activist collected signatures outside the library every weekend.” (一位年轻的活动家每个周末在图书馆外征集签名。)