a conservative
conservative 作名词时可数，指单个持保守立场的人，前面通常加 a 或 an。
My grandfather is a conservative who dislikes change.
我祖父是个守旧的人，不喜欢变化。
保守党成员；保守党支持者；倾向于维持现状的人。；不愿接受变化和新观念的人；寻求促进或维护传统价值观或制度的人；保守党成员
A person who prefers traditional values and is opposed to change or new ideas.
倾向于维持现状的人。
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
不愿接受变化和新观念的人
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
寻求促进或维护传统价值观或制度的人
One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
保守党成员
a member of a Conservative Party
My grandfather is a conservative who still uses a flip phone.
我的祖父是个保守的人，还在用翻盖手机。
用法提示：该句中'conservative'作名词，指思想保守、不愿接受新事物的人。
The party's conservatives voted against the new tax bill.
该党的保守派议员投票反对新税法。
用法提示：该句中'conservatives'作名词复数，指保守党成员或保守派。
As a conservative, she prefers traditional teaching methods.
作为一个保守的人，她更喜欢传统的教学方法。
用法提示：该句中'conservative'作名词，指注重传统、不愿改变的人。
conservative 作名词时可数，指单个持保守立场的人，前面通常加 a 或 an。
My grandfather is a conservative who dislikes change.
我祖父是个守旧的人，不喜欢变化。
用复数形式可不加冠词，泛指持保守立场的一群人。
Conservatives believe tradition should be protected.
保守派认为传统应当受到保护。
用介词 on 引出某人在哪方面持保守立场。
She is a conservative on economic issues.
在经济问题上，她是个保守派。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many conservative in this village.
正确表达There are many conservatives in this village.
conservative 表示“守旧的人”时是可数名词，复数必须加 -s；汉语名词本身没有单复数词形变化，所以在 many、several 这类词后面特别容易漏掉词尾，误写成 many conservative。
grammar · medium
易错句子My father is conservative who never tries new things.
正确表达My father is a conservative who never tries new things.
后面有 who 引导的定语从句，说明 conservative 在这里用作可数名词的单数，泛指“一位……的人”，前面必须加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易直接说 My father is conservative…，把名词当形容词用而漏掉冠词。
财政保守派
He is a fiscal conservative who wants to cut taxes.
他是一位主张减税的财政保守派。
社会保守派
A social conservative may oppose changes to traditional family structures.
社会保守派可能反对改变传统家庭结构。
坚定的保守派
She has been a staunch conservative for decades.
她几十年来一直是坚定的保守派。
终身保守派
He is a lifelong conservative and voted for the same party every election.
他终身是保守派，每次选举都投同一个政党的票。
政治保守派
As a political conservative, he values tradition and order.
作为政治保守派，他重视传统和秩序。
保守派认为
Many conservatives believe in limited government.
许多保守派相信有限政府。
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con- (completely) + serv (keep) + -ative (tending to); related: conserve, preserve, reserve
保守党成员和保守派立场都属于政治范畴。
保守主义者通常试图维护传统价值观和制度。
改革与改变现状相关，保守派往往对此持谨慎态度。
保守党成员通过选举参与政治活动。
保守派在政策取向上反映其维护传统和现状的主张。
保守派是一个有两条健全的腿却从未学会向前走的人。
Franklin D. Roosevelt said this to criticize conservatives who resist change and progress.
富兰克林·罗斯福说这句话是为了批评那些抗拒变化和进步的保守派。
如果你25岁时不是自由派，你就没有心；如果你到35岁时还不是保守派，你就没有脑子。
This famous saying, often attributed to Winston Churchill, suggests that people tend to become conservatives as they age.
这句常被归于温斯顿·丘吉尔的名言表明，人们往往随着年龄增长而变成保守派。
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