conservative
adjective
uk/kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/us/kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/conservativeadjective(AGAINST CHANGE)
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not usuallylikingortrustingchange,especiallysuddenchange:
保守的；守旧的a conservativesociety/outlook保守的社会／观念
Olderpeopletendto be more conservative and abitsuspiciousof anything new.上年纪的人往往很保守，对任何新的东西都有些怀疑。
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liberaladjective(SOCIETY)
If you are conservative inyourappearance, you usually do not likefashionableormodernclothesorhairstyles:
（外表上）保守的，传统的，不赶潮流的He's a very conservativedresser- he alwayslookslike he'swearinghis father'sclothes!他穿着十分保守——看上去总像是穿着他父亲的衣服！
- He has a very conservativeapproachtomanagement.
- She's very conservative in hereatinghabits.
- When it comes tomusic, mytastesarequiteconservative.
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- exogamy
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- nonconformist
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- undoctrinaire
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist
conservativeadjective(LOW)
A conservativeguessorcalculationislikelyto be less than therealamount:
（猜测、计算）保守的，低估的If I said there were three millionunemployed, that would be a conservativeestimate.我要是说失业人数有300万的话，那是保守估计。
Cautious and vigilant
- abundance
- an abundance of cautionidiom
- askance
- attentive
- attentively
- conservatively
- diligence
- diligent
- discreet
- due diligence
- meticulous
- meticulously
- meticulousness
- mindful
- minutely
- sedulous
- sedulously
- slowly
- super-cautious
- super-conservative