| 单词 | centre-left |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentre-left centre-left n. and adj. (also with capital initials) Politics (a) n. (frequently with the) a section of a government, political party, or other group which holds views somewhat to the left of the political centre; (b) adj. holding or characterized by such views; moderately left-wing.The use originates with the seating positions of the 1789 French National Assembly: see sense A. 15. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] centre-left1822 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [adjective] centre-left1822 1822 New Times 7 Jan. A part of the centre left voted on neither side. 1870 Observer 15 May 6 Several Deputies of the Left and Centre Left have written to M. Schneider requesting the convocation of the Corps Legislatif on Monday next at the latest. 1955 N.Y. Times 13 Nov. 13/1 They are unwilling to form alliances to the Right for fear of losing their technical standing as a Center-Left party. 1996 J. Fitzmaurice Politics Belgium ii. 77 The new social measures introduced by the new centre-left coalition were quite modest. 2006 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr. 21 Some of the workers with the greatest privileges..are the centre-left's strongest supporters. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。