| 单词 | reactionary |
| 释义 | reactionary (once / 2457 pages) adjn Reactionary describes people on the far right politically. Reactionaries occupy a political space past conservative, near where ultra-conservative bumps shoulders with fascist. A reactionary is someone reacting (in horror) to what most of the world considers to be progress. No one describes themselves as reactionary––you will hear it more often as a condemnation, as in "I cannot support the reactionary policy of mandatory military service for 18-year-olds." WORD FAMILYreactionary: reactionaries, reactionarily+/overreact: overreacted, overreacting, overreaction, overreacts/overreaction: overreactions/react: overreact, reactant, reacted, reacting, reaction, reactive, reacts/reaction: reactionary, reactionism, reactions/reactionism: reactionist/reactive: reactively, reactivity, unreactive USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s unfair and reactionary to question everything about this team. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) That’s how we win – by reclaiming the notion of a better future from the reactionaries and demagogues. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The movie, and the way it was received and viciously attacked online, told us something vital about the hive mind of the US’s reactionary right. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj extremely conservative Syn far-right, reactionist right of or belonging to the political or intellectual right 2n an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism Syn|Hypo|Hyper extreme right-winger, ultraconservative Bourbon a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) Blimp, Colonel Blimpany elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) conservative, conservativist a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
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