| 单词 | traditionalist |
| 释义 | traditionalist (once / 9975 pages) nadj A traditionalist wants things to stay the same. If you prefer vinyl albums to MP3 players, you just might be a traditionalist. The noun traditionalist describes a person who believes the old ways are best, like a traditionalist who favors writing letters over sending emails. Sometimes, though, traditionalist describes someone so rigid that any new idea sounds like a bad one, like the traditionalist attitude that kept some American colonists from joining the Revolution. WORD FAMILYtraditionalist: traditionalists+/nontraditional: nontraditionally/tradition: traditional, traditions/traditional: nontraditional, traditionalism, traditionality, traditionally, untraditional/traditionalism: traditionalist, traditionalistic/untraditional: untraditionally USAGE EXAMPLESIt might not sit well with the traditionalists, but the pragmatists will approve. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) The conflict of consequence would be between traditionalists and pluralists, between internationalists and nativists, between autocracy and liberalism. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) “I was originally playing more of the traditionalist role, asking lots of questions,” Mr. Moonves said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) 1n one who adheres to traditional views Syn|Hypo|Hyper diehard Rip van Winkle a person oblivious to social changes conservative, conservativist a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas 2adj stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded Syn hidebound conservative resistant to change |
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