The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
— Mark Twain  ·  Conservatives

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radical ['rædɪkl] 词频3 词根: radic
adj. 根本的，基本的;激进的;彻底的;[植]根生的; n. 激进分子;根基，原子团;[数学]根数;
💡 radic根+al…的 →根本的，基本的;[转为名词] 根部，基础
"His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics."
他的激进观点使他脱离了美国政治的主流。
近义：hothead, zealot, diehard, extremist, fanatic, radicle 反义：assenting, pleasing, pliant, accommodating, tolerant, complaisant
conservative [kən'sɝvətɪv] 词频3 词根: con
n. 保守的人;（英国）保守党党员，保守党支持者; adj. 保守的;（英国）保守党的;（式样等）不时新的;
💡 con加强+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义：praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained 反义：red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
century ['sɛntʃəri] 词频1 词根: cent
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
next [nɛkst] 词频1
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的; adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的; n. 下一位;下一个; prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义：oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming 反义：prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
worn [wɔrn] 词频2
adj. 穿旧的，用旧的;穿坏的，用坏的;筋疲力尽的; v. wear的过分词;
"the replacement of worn car parts"
汽车上损坏零件的更换
近义：outworn, pined, shabby, threadbare, torn, undermined 反义：modern, new, novel, recent, unused
invents
v. 发明, 创造( invent的第三人称单数 ); 编造

📜 Mark Twain 的更多名言

"It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake."
"I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened."
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare."
"I am prepared to meet anyone, but whether anyone is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."
"Great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great."
"I have spent most of my time worrying about things that have never happened."
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🏷 更多「Conservatives」名言

"A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy."
— Benjamin Disraeli
"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. They are conservatives after dinner."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea."
— Robert Anton Wilson
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
"The true conservative is the man who has a real concern for injustices and takes thought against the day of reckoning."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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