Conservative. noun. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.

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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
distinguished [dis'tiŋɡwiʃt] 词频3 词根: sting
adj. 卓越的;著名的;受人尊敬的;显得重要的; v. 辨别,区别( distinguish的过去式和过去分词);突出;区别(distinguish的过去式);
💡 distinguish区别+ed表形容词→与众不同→著名的
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在医学领域的辉煌生涯
近义:illustrious, appointed, leading, marked, meritorious, outstanding 反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
liberal ['lɪbərəl] 词频2 词根: liber
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
statesman ['stetsmən] 词频2 词根: 站立
n. 政治家;
💡 states政务+man人→ n.国务活动家,政治家
"an elder statesman of golf"
高尔夫球的元老
enamored [en'æməd] 词根: en
adj. 倾心的,被迷住的; v. 使倾心,使迷恋( enamor的过去式和过去分词 );
💡 am- 爱;喜爱;男女间的吸引;恨的反义#词根助记:enamored=en(进入)+amor(爱)=坠入爱河的。
"They two are enamored."
他俩打得火热.
近义:impassioned, lovestruck, passionate, enamoured, enraptured
noun [naun] 词频1 词根: 呼喊
n. 名词;名词性单词;名词词性;
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义:substantive, nominal

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