conservatism

英 [kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm]

美 [kənˈsɜːrvətɪzəm]

n.  保守; 守旧; 保守主义; (英国)保守党的原则

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牛津词典

noun

• 保守；守旧
  the tendency to resist great or sudden change
  1. the innate conservatism of older people
     老年人固有的保守性
• 保守主义
  the political belief that society should change as little as possible
  1. an examination of the political theories of conservatism and liberalism
     对保守主义和自由主义政治理论的审视
• （英国）保守党的原则
  the principles of the Conservative Party in British politics

柯林斯词典

The spelling Conservatism is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservatism。


• N-UNCOUNT (政治)保守主义;保守党的政治主张
  Conservatismis 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 asConservatism.
  1. ...the philosophy of modern Conservatism.
     现代保守主义哲学
• N-UNCOUNT 保守;守旧
  Conservatismis unwillingness to accept changes and new ideas.
  1. The conservatism of the literary establishment in this country is astounding...
     这个国家文学界的因循守旧令人震惊。
  2. He began his professional life as an accountant, the very model of respectability and conservatism.
     他开始了会计师的职业生涯，一份典型的体面而保守的工作。

英英释义

noun

• a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
  Synonym:conservativism

双语例句

• Big-government conservatism has another serious flaw: it fosters corruption.
  大政府保守主义另有一个严重缺陷：培养贪腐。
• He has been much criticized for his aesthetic conservatism.
  他因为他的美学保守主义而大受人们的批评。
• He oscillates between conservatism and radicalism.
  他在保守主义和激进主义之间摇摆不定。
• Conservatism and book worship should be overcome.
  要克服保守主义和本本主义。
• He won his way through the company's stubborn conservatism and reorganized the sales department.
  他奋力排除了公司内顽固的保守主义，重新组织了销售部。
• But the conservatism of Byzantium is often represented as more rigid than it actually was.
  但是拜占廷的保守性在外表上往往比实际操作中更为严格。
• He began his professional life as an accountant, the very model of respectability and conservatism.
  他开始了会计师的职业生涯，一份典型的体面而保守的工作。
• The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism
  该作者没有将自由主义和保守主义相提并论。
• In this respect, German idealist philosophers differed somewhat from English conservatism.
  在这方面，德国唯心主义哲学家从英国保守主义有所不同。
• He was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism
  他高声反对保守主义。