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

• 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 was a vociferous opponent of Conservatism
  他高声反对保守主义。
• Daniel Bell is a contemporary representative personage of critical sociology and cultural conservatism in America.
  丹尼尔·贝尔是当代美国批判社会学和文化保守主义思潮的代表人物。
• Recovery of strong-state conservatism would have important foreign policy consequences.
  主张政府强大的保守主义的复兴，将对外交政策产生重要的影响。
• 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。
• You and the lunatic fringe that listen to this drivel have ruined the country, and subverted conservatism into the ideology of hate.
  你和那些听这些胡言乱语的极端分子简直毁了这个国家，愚蠢地把保守主义颠覆成了怨恨！
• 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。
• Economic reforms proceed cautiously because of deep-rooted political and social conservatism.
  由于根深蒂固的政治社会保守主义，经济改革小心谨慎的进行。
• Conservatism principle is an important accounting principle abided by accounting and disclosure.
  稳健性原则是企业会计核算和信息披露所遵循的一条重要会计原则。
• This is a battle between fundamentalists jointly wedded to pre-Enlightenment intolerance and united in their social conservatism.
  这是一场不同原教旨主义者之间的斗争，他们都吸收了启蒙运动前的那种不宽容，又团结于他们的社会保守主义思想。