Word · Frequency #4009
progressive
进步人士；改革派
A person who supports social and political progress and reform; a liberal-minded person.
- 1.
One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
持有自由或进步政治信仰的人。
- 2.
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
积极支持或努力推动社会或政府改善条件的人。
- 3.
A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
进步党的成员或支持者
- 4.
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
动词进行时
- 5.
A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
进行时态的动词；在英语中通常以-ing结尾的动词。
- 6.
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
进步派人士
进行时；进行时动词；进步党党员；进步党支持者；持有自由或进步政治信仰的人。；积极支持或努力推动社会或政府改善条件的人。；进步党的成员或支持者
In use
Many progressives support policies that address income inequality.
She considers herself a progressive and votes accordingly.
The party's platform was shaped by progressives who wanted change.
Connections
Collocations
- political progressive
- 政治进步人士
- She has long been regarded as a political progressive in her party.她长期以来被视为党内的政治进步人士。
- social progressive
- 社会进步派人士
- As a social progressive, he supports broad reforms to the welfare system.作为社会进步派人士，他支持对社会福利制度进行广泛改革。
- true progressive
- 真正的进步人士
- Most voters here would call themselves true progressives.这里的大多数选民会称自己为真正的进步人士。
- present progressive
- 现在进行时
- The present progressive is used to describe actions happening now.现在进行时用来描述正在发生的动作。
- past progressive
- 过去进行时
- For background actions in a story, use the past progressive.在故事中描述背景动作时，使用过去进行时。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
从拼写联想：progress（进步）+ ive（…的人）→ 推动社会进步的人，即进步人士。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：political news、election coverage、policy debate 作名词通常指持自由或进步政治观点的人，多用于政治新闻和讨论中，语气中性；口语里也能听到，但更常出现在政论性语境中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the stressed /-ɛsɪv/ sound and the spelling -essive, so they rhyme with progressive. Watch out for the lookalikes progress and process, which sound different: progress is /ˈprəʊɡrɛs/ (BrE) or /ˈprɑːɡrɛs/ (AmE), and process is /ˈprəʊsɛs/ (BrE) or /ˈprɑːsɛs/ (AmE).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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