reactionary

反動的な

社会や政治の変化に反対し、昔のあり方に戻ることを望む。

やさしい英語で： Opposing social or political change and wanting society to return to how it was in the past.

• He has reactionary views on education.
• The reactionary government reversed several social reforms.
• Critics called the new policy reactionary.

類義語： ultraconservative

反対語： progressive

よく使う表現： reactionary views, reactionary government, reactionary politics

反応的な

別の出来事に反応して行われたり起こったりする。

やさしい英語で： Done or happening as a response to something else.

• The price cut was a reactionary response to falling sales.
• Their reactionary decision followed a wave of complaints.
• The changes were largely reactionary.

類義語： reactive, responsive

反対語： proactive

よく使う表現： reactionary response, reactionary decision

化学反応の

物質が互いに作用して起こる化学変化に関する、またはそれを引き起こす。

やさしい英語で： Relating to or causing a chemical change when substances interact.

• The study examined the mixture’s reactionary effects.
• Heat increased the reactionary activity of the compound.
• They measured temperature during the reactionary process.

よく使う表現： reactionary process, reactionary effect

反動主義者

社会や政治の変化に反対し、昔のあり方に戻ろうとする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who opposes social or political change and wants to return to past ways.

• They called him a reactionary.
• The reactionaries opposed the new voting rights.
• She dismissed her critics as reactionaries who feared change.

類義語： ultraconservative

反対語： progressive

よく使う表現： political reactionary, staunch reactionary