单词 | conservatist |
释义 | conservatistn.adj. Now rare. A. n. A person who resists change and adheres to tradition, esp. on social and political issues; = conservative n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > opponent of change Tory1712 old school1749 conservatist1831 conservative1832 fossil1844 mossback1873 stand-patter1902 old school tie1920 passéist1921 pastist1921 auntie1953 old schooler1964 Luddite1970 1831 Aberdeen Jrnl. 11 May From the reluctance shewn by the conservatists to enter into a struggle, there is a certainty of the Reform Bill being carried. 1846 O. W. Holmes Life & Lett. 29 Nov. I. 298 It is a mistake of yours to suppose me a thorough-going conservatist. 1872 F. Hall Rec. Exempl. False Philol. 92 Here..[he] figures in the unfavourable character of a conservatist just for the sake of conservatism. 1987 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 13 Apr. (Education section) 23 Liberals in education make a premature association..between political conservatism and cultural conservatism. Cultural conservatists might be politically liberal. B. adj. = conservative adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > opposed to change Tory1651 unprogressive1722 conservative1802 old-line1803 improgressive1809 old school1816 conservatory1822 conservatist1835 unmarching1837 mossbacked1876 mossy1904 passéist1914 pastist1921 Luddite1957 1835 Reformers' Gaz. 28 Feb. 259 Conservatist principles alone prevail here. 1877 F. E. Kingsley Charles Kingsley I. 162 Surprised at the loyal, conservatist, serious tone of its contents. 1960 Times 15 Jan. 16 We do not wish to..hand over Mr. Behan as a hostage to conservatist drama. 1999 Jrnl. Sociol. (Nexis) 1 Aug. 245 Social democratic, labourist, conservatist and corporatist ideologies have influenced policy formation in these countries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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