1780, apparently coined by Jeremy Bentham from inter- + national. In communist jargon, as a noun and with a capital -i-, it is short for International Working Men's Association, the first of which was founded in London by Marx in 1864. "The Internationale" (from fem. of French international), the socialist hymn, was written 1871 by Eugène Pottier. International Date Line is from 1910. Related: Internationally.
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1. International investors have become jittery about the country's economy.
国际投资者已对该国的经济状况感到紧张不安。
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2. All cheques should be made out to "EF International Language Schools"
所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。
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3. It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。
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4. The judge called the decision "a flagrant violation of international law"
法官称这一决定是“对国际法的公然违背”。
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5. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
