Conservative

名词 conservative:

1. a person who has conservative ideas or opinions
   同义词：conservativist

形容词 conservative:

1. resistant to change
2. opposed to liberal reforms
3. avoiding excess
   同义词：cautious
4. unimaginatively conventional- Newsweek
   同义词：button-down, buttoned-down
5. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
   同义词：bourgeois, materialistic

1. His views lack consistency: one day he's a conservative, the next he's a liberal.
   他的观点缺乏一贯性: 时而保守，时而开明。
2. The Conservative Party won 230 seats in Parliament.
   保守党在议会获得了230 个席位。
3. The committee is of a/has a conservative bias.
   委员会有一种保守的偏见。
4. My father is a real conservative; he still thinks a woman's place is in the house.
   我父亲是一个真正的保守主义者，他至今还认为妇女应该呆在家里。
5. He was very conservative in the estimate.
   他的这一估计很保守。
6. Old people are usually more conservative than young people.
   老年人通常比年轻人保守。

con.ser.va.tive

adj.（形容词）
Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
保守的：支持传统的观点和社会准则的；倾向于反对变革的
Traditional or restrained in style:
守旧的：在风格上传统的或拘谨的：
例句：
a conservative dark suit.
一套老式黑西服

Moderate; cautious:
稳妥的；小心谨慎的：
例句：
a conservative estimate.
保守的估计

Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.
保守的：保守主义政治主张的或与保守主义政治主张有关的
Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.
保守党的：属于保守主义党派团体或运动的
Conservative Of or belonging to the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.
Conservative （属于）英国保守党或加拿大进步保守党的
Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.
Conservative 保守犹太教的或拥护保守犹太教的
Tending to conserve; preservative:
有助于保存的；保护性的：
例句：
the conservative use of natural resources.
对自然资源的合理使用

n.（名词）
One favoring traditional views and values.
保守者：支持传统观点及价值的人
A supporter of political conservatism.
保守党人：政治上保守主义的支持者
Conservative Abbr. C.A member or supporter of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.
Conservative 缩写 C.保守党党员：英国保守党或加拿大进步保守党的成员或支持者
Archaic A preservative agent or principle.
【古语】 防腐剂：有助于保存的药剂或成分

【引伸】
conser.vatively
adv.（副词）
conser.vativeness
n.（名词）