To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.
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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
n. 自由主义者;自由党党员;
adj. 开明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;
💡 liber自由+al形容词后缀 → 自由的;慷慨的
"Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe."
有些政治家想与欧洲大陆建立更加自由的贸易关系。
近义:tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
反义:illiberal, mainstream, orthodox, preservative, preserving, rightist
heartless
[['hɑ:tləs]]
a. 无情的, 无勇气的
近义:inhuman, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless
反义:humane, impressible, impressionable, kind, kindhearted, kindly
n. 平原;平地;[纺织业]平针;朴实无华的东西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地,明白地;平易地;[用以加强语气]显然;完全地;
vi. 发牢骚;诉苦;
💡 pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊?—— 草原 平原 网友:wangqidong 补充:pla(解放军)in(在)平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
对于具有哈里这种才能的人来说, 那样的任务能顺利完成.
近义:prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反义:colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
idiocy
[['idiəsi]]
n. 白痴, 极端愚蠢\\n[医] 白痴
近义:idiotism, imbecility, inanity, asininity, muddleheadedness, stupidity
反义:aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality