I never dared to be radical when young For fear it would make me conservative when old.
— Robert Frost  ·  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
young [jʌŋ] 词频1
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的; n. 年轻人;幼小的动物，崽;
💡 秧”（谐音）苗当然是 年轻的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful 反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
fear [fɪr] 词频1
n. 害怕;可能性;（对神等的）敬畏;忧虑; vt. 畏惧;害怕;为…忧虑（或担心、焦虑）;敬畏（神等）; vi. 害怕;忧虑;感到害怕;惧怕;
💡 f(像宝剑)+ear(耳):把宝剑放在耳边威胁- 害怕 网友：zz 补充：f 扶-捂 ear 耳朵 把耳朵捂起来 因为点炮仗害怕
"Being seriously ill, and in fear of death, he made his will."
他病得很重, 害怕会死去, 便立了遗嘱.
近义：apprehend, dread, intimidation, panic, awe, terror 反义：hearten, embolden, encourage, heart, intrepidity, manhood
dared
v. 敢于（竟敢）

📜 Robert Frost 的更多名言

"A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom."
"Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistably desired."
"There are tones of voices that mean more than words."
"We dance in a circle and suppose, while the secret sits in the middle and knows."
"As it is more blessed to give than receive, so it must be more blessed to receive than to give back."
"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day."
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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
"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
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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