Therefore Britain dismissed their conventional policy of 'splendid isolation' and tried to negotiate with Germany first, and then approached Japan which had played a lively part in the Boxer Uprising.
そこで、それまでの「栄光ある孤立」政策を捨て、まずドイツとの交渉を試み、その後義和団事変で活躍した日本に接近した。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
England became alarmed that Russia's southward expansion could clash with its own interests, abandoned the isolationist policy (Splendid Isolation) it had adhered to for many years, and decided to enter into an alliance with Japan in 1902 (Anglo-Japanese Alliance).
ロシアの南下が自国の権益と衝突すると考えたイギリスは危機感を募らせ、1902年に長年墨守していた孤立政策(栄光ある孤立)を捨て、日本との同盟に踏み切った(日英同盟)。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
This alliance attracted considerable attention worldwide because England, the greatest empire on earth at the time and had previously adhered to the principle of 'Splendid Isolation,' entered into an alliance for the very first time and also because the other party in question was Japan, an emerging country in Asia.
当時世界第一の大帝国で「栄光ある孤立」を貫いていたイギリスが初めて同盟を締結したということと、アジアの新興国家である日本が相手ということから世界の注目を受けた。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス