In politics, revisionism is when people still claim the same big belief system — most of all Marxism — but start changing the old official ideas. They may say the founders still matter, though actually some of the old rules, they argue, no longer fit the world as it is.

In politics在政治上 revisionism修正主義 is when people指的是人們 still claim仍然主張 the same big belief system同一套大信仰體系 most of all Marxism尤其是馬克思主義 but但 start changing開始更改 the old official ideas舊有的官方思想 They may say他們可能會說 the founders still matter創始人仍然重要 though actually但其實 they argue依他們所說 some of the old rules有些舊規則 no longer fit the world as it is已經不再符合現在的世界了

The word is often a weapon, not a compliment: the side that wants no change calls the others revisionists, as if they have walked away from the true teaching.

The word這個詞 is often a weapon常常是一種武器 not a compliment而不是稱讚 the side that wants no change希望維持不變的一方 calls the others revisionists把另一方稱為修正主義者 as if好像 they have walked away from the true teaching他們已經背離了真正的教義

Historians also use it more quietly, for any attempt to rewrite a country's political story, not only a socialist one.

Historians歷史學家 also use it more quietly也會比較低調地使用這個詞 for any attempt指任何 to rewrite a country's political story想改寫一個國家政治歷史的嘗試 not only a socialist one不只是社會主義式的

You will not hear it much in the street; it lives in essays, party fights, and history class.

in the street在街頭 You will not hear it much你不太會聽到這個詞 it lives in它常出現在 essays文章 party fights政黨鬥爭 and history class和歷史課裡

Do not mix it up with British school “revision” (going over notes before an exam). That is a smaller, friendlier word.

with British school "revision"跟英式英語學校講的「revision」 Do not mix it up不要搞混 going over notes before an exam(考前複習筆記) That is那是 a smaller, friendlier word一個範圍較小、較親切的詞