manifest destiny
短语n. 19世纪中后期; 被美国人广泛持有的一种信条：扩张美国在北美洲的领土; 扩大美国政治; 经济
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19世纪中后期; 被美国人广泛持有的一种信条：扩张美国在北美洲的领土; 扩大美国政治; 经济
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The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was obviously destined to expand toward the west.
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The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans.
不可数Near-synonym: American exceptionalism
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The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.
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To exercise and realize manifest destiny; to enable the cultural and political expansion of the United States of America.
非正式The Homestead Acts allowed millions of settlers to populate unclaimed land and manifest destiny out on the frontier.
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Popularly attributed to newspaper editor John O'Sullivan (1813–1895). The phrase was first used primarily by Jackson Democrats in the 1840s to promote the annexation of much of what is now the Western United States.
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