conservative

保守派、保守主義者

政治で伝統的な価値観や制度を支持し、大きな変化に反対する人。

やさしい英語で： A person whose political beliefs support traditional values and institutions and oppose major changes.

• He is a political conservative.
• Conservatives and liberals disagreed about the new law.
• Many conservatives supported the candidate’s promise to protect traditional institutions.

類義語： right-winger

反対語： progressive

よく使う表現： political conservative, moderate conservative, a conservative, committed conservative

保守的な人、伝統主義者

今までのやり方や伝統を好み、変化を歓迎しない人。

やさしい英語で： A person who prefers existing or traditional ways and does not welcome change.

• My uncle is a conservative at heart.
• The conservatives on the committee opposed the new teaching methods.
• Even a conservative can welcome some changes.

類義語： traditionalist

反対語： progressive

よく使う表現： a conservative, lifelong conservative, conservative at heart

保守党員

保守党という政党に属する人。

やさしい英語で： A member of the political party called the Conservative Party.

• She is a Conservative.
• Two Conservatives voted against their party’s proposal.
• The local Conservative won a seat in Parliament.

類義語： Tory

よく使う表現： a Conservative, Conservative leader, Conservative candidate, Conservative in parliament

財政保守派

政府支出の抑制、低い税金、公金の慎重な管理を支持する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who favors limited government spending, low taxes, and careful control of public money.

• He calls himself a fiscal conservative.
• Fiscal conservatives opposed the increase in public spending.
• She is a conservative on budget matters but supports social reforms.

類義語： fiscal conservative

よく使う表現： fiscal conservative, economic conservative, budget conservative

社会保守派

家族、宗教、人の振る舞いについて伝統的な考えを支持する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who supports traditional ideas about family, religion, and how people should behave.

• She describes herself as a social conservative.
• Social conservatives supported the campaign to protect traditional family values.
• The proposal divided social conservatives and people seeking changes to marriage laws.

類義語： social traditionalist

反対語： social liberal

よく使う表現： social conservative, religious conservative, committed social conservative

保守的な

伝統的なやり方を好み、それを変えることを避ける。

やさしい英語で： Preferring traditional ways and avoiding changes to them.

• Her family is quite conservative.
• He has conservative views about family life.
• The town remained conservative despite changes in the wider society.

類義語： traditional, traditionalist

反対語： progressive

よく使う表現： conservative views, conservative values, conservative family, conservative attitudes

控えめな、慎重な

高すぎる楽観的な数字を避けた見積もりで、実際より低いことが多い。

やさしい英語で： Carefully chosen to avoid being too high or optimistic, often lower than the real amount.

• That is a conservative estimate.
• Even conservative forecasts suggest that sales will double.
• Our conservative figure excludes several costs that may arise later.

類義語： cautious, restrained

反対語： optimistic

よく使う表現： conservative estimate, conservative figure, conservative forecast, conservative projection

慎重な、控えめな

危険を冒すことや、必要以上に使うことに慎重である。

やさしい英語で： Careful about taking risks or using more than is needed.

• Use a conservative amount of oil.
• The doctor recommended a conservative approach to treatment.
• They were conservative with their investments during the crisis.

使い方： conservative with something (Be conservative with the salt until you have tasted the soup.)

類義語： cautious, moderate, restrained

反対語： reckless

よく使う表現： conservative approach, conservative amount, conservative treatment, conservative strategy