英语单词 | conservatism |
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英美音标 | 英 [kən'sɜːvətɪzəm] 美 [kən'sɜːrvətɪzəm] |
中文释义 | n.保守主义;守旧性 |
英语例句 | (1) Conservatism and book worship should be overcome. (2) Modern conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals. |
中文例句 | (1) 要克服保守主义和本本主义。 (2) 现代保守主义滥觞于异议知识分子运动。 |
vocabulary简明 | When people discuss politics and mention the word conservatism, they're talking about a philosophy that favors making few changes in society, sticking with traditions, and often spending as little money as possible. |
vocabulary扩展 | Conservatism is most often used to describe the beliefs of right-wing politicians and the people who tend to vote for them. There are some who practice fiscal conservatism — which focuses on reducing spending and cutting budgets — while being more liberal socially. Social conservatism tends to favor things like traditional roles for women and men, and to object to major changes in society like same sex marriage. A person who embraces conservatism is called a conservative. |
柯林斯解释 | The spelling Conservatism is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservatism。 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](政治)保守主义;保守党的政治主张 Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism .
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]保守;守旧 Conservatism is unwillingness to accept changes and new ideas.
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