| 单词 | hardliner |
| 释义 | hardliner (once / 31104 pages) n Use the noun hardliner to describe a politician who sticks stubbornly to a particular position or policy. It's most common to talk about a conservative hardliner. While most hardliners have fairly extreme conservative opinions, you can use the word whenever you talk about a politician who is unwavering in her devotion to a specific idea. Most successful politicians find it useful to compromise, at least from time to time, but hardliners are known for being unwilling to change opinions or accommodate other viewpoints. The word hardliner was first used in 1963, from hard-line, an adjective used in the 1950's to describe Soviet communism. WORD FAMILYhardliner: hardliners USAGE EXAMPLES“The wisest plan of crazy Trump is tearing up the nuclear deal,” a leading Iranian hardliner, Hossein Shariatmadari, told his country’s news agency. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) He faces criticism at home from hardliners over the cost of the purchases. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) Enter Donald Trump, who matches the inflammatory rhetoric of Iran’s hardliners with his own condemnation of the deal. Time(Dec 19, 2016) n a conservative who is uncompromising Hyper conservative, conservativist a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
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