N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]废除主义者;主张废除(某种制度或习俗)的人 An abolitionist is someone who campaigns for the abolition of a particular system or practice. 废除主义者;主张废除(某种制度或习俗)的人
By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies.
到1838年,废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
As long as most people are happy to have the monarchy, the abolitionist position is an arrogant fantasy.