conservative 详细解释

conservative

[kən'sə:vətiv]

adj.保守的, 守旧的
n.保守派(党), 保守的人

a.

1. 保守的, 守旧的

His conservative views made him unpopular.

他保守的观点使他不受欢迎。

2. 传统的, 老式的

3. 稳当的, 谨慎的; 有意压低的

This is a conservative estimate of the population in the year 2000.

这是对公元二○○○年时人口的保守估计。

4. (大写)(英国、加拿大等)保守党的

The Conservative Party is now in power.

现在由保守党执政。

5. 防腐的, 有保存力的

n.[C]

1. 保守者, 守旧者

The conservatives are opposed to any change.

保守分子反对变革。

2. (大写)(英国、加拿大等)保守党党员(或支持者)

3. 防腐剂

词形变化

副词: conservatively | 名词: conservativeness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.保守的; 谨慎的

cautious  protective  opposed to change  

同义参见:

reactionary  moderate  bourgeois  

反义:

a.保守的; 传统的

progressive  

反义参见:

radical  

英英释义

名词 conservative:

a person who has conservative ideas or opinions

同义词:conservativist

形容词 conservative:

resistant to change

opposed to liberal reforms

avoiding excess

同义词:cautious

unimaginatively conventional- Newsweek

同义词:button-down, buttoned-down

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

同义词:bourgeois, materialistic

补充

conservativeconservative英:[kənˈsə:vətiv] 美:[kənˈsɚvətɪv]n.1.保守的人Aunt Mary's a real conservative.She's totally opposed to women going out to work.玛丽姑妈是一个极守旧的人, 她根本就反对女人外出工作。adj.1.保守的, 守旧的The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.教授在政治上是激进派, 但衣着却很守旧。The young man is very conservative.这个年轻人很守旧。2.(式样等)不时新的, 传统的

例句

1. counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election在任何选举中, 其民众都始终支持保守主义色彩最浓厚的候选人的几个郡 2. People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and more conservative as they get older.人们往往在年轻的时候较为激进, 而随着年龄的增长会变得较为保守。 3. The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a more conservative style.和平时一样, 这个女孩衣着讲究, 只是风格更为传统。 4. A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000.到目前为止, 这笔账单保守估计大约为2.2万英镑。 5. This guess is probably on the conservative side.这个猜测可能比较保守。 6. How long will it last? Three hundred years at a fairly conservative estimate.这会持续多久?据相当保守的估算, 也得300年。 7. a conservative suit.一套老式衣服。 8. police placed the value of the haul at a conservative £500,000.警方保守估计这次的被窃物品价值达500,000英镑。 9. conservative voters支持保守党的选民 10. a conservative newspaper columnist保守主义的报纸专栏作家 11. conservative politicians/policies保守派从政者/政策 12. She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.她是自由派民主党人,嫁给了一个保守派共和党人。 13. conservative voters/policies保守党选民/政策 14. the conservative candidate保守党候选人 15. "He had some pretty conservative [=traditional, conventional] ideas about the way life should be."他对生活的理解非常传统。 16. She's more conservative now than she was in college.她现在比在大学期间更加保守。 17. He gave me a conservative estimate of how much repairs will cost.需花多少修理费,他给我做了保守的估计。 18. "She predicts that the total cost will be around 500 dollars, and that's a conservative guess. [=the total cost will probably be higher than that]"她预计全部费用大约500美元,这还是保守的估算。 19. Her taste in art is fairly conservative.她的艺术品位相当传统。 20. He is a conservative dresser.他的着装风格很传统。 21. a conservative suit老式的套装 22. a conservative investor谨慎的投资者 23. conservative Judaism保守派犹太教 24. The collection is conservatively valued at three million dollars.这批藏品的保守估价在三百万美元。 25. He dresses conservatively.他穿着传统。 26. His message is being well received by conservatives.保守派人士完全领会了他的意思。