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opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values 保守的；守旧的 the conservative views of his parents 他父母的保守观念 music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes 品味极其保守的观众可以欣赏的音乐 The southern state's inhabitants tend to be socially conservative. 这个南部州的居民倾向于社会保守。 Her style of dress was never conservative. 她的服装式样一点儿也不保守。 - conservative in something
They were deeply conservative in their outlook. 他们的观点非常保守。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2Banks are notoriously conservative about their dealings with clients. 在与顾客打交道方面，银行的保守是出了名的。 Her views are by no means ideologically conservative. 她的观点在意识形态上毫不保守。 She takes a basically conservative view of society. 她对社会的看法基本上是保守的。 a fundamentally conservative political outlook 根本上保守的政治观点 a staunchly conservative nominee 坚定的保守派提名人选 a traditionally conservative profession 传统上保守的职业 moderately conservative voters 比较保守的选民 the army's inherently conservative values 军队固有的保守价值观 the culturally conservative world of commerce and industry 文化上持保守主义态度的工商界 Popular taste in art remained conservative. 大众的艺术品位仍然保守。 She was dressed neatly in conservative black. 她穿着整洁的保守黑色衣服。 The peasantry were no longer a conservative force in society. 农民不再是社会中的保守力量。 With age, enthusiasm for the radical is often replaced with more conservative views of the world. 随着年龄的增长，对激进分子的热情经常被更保守的世界观所取代。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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connected with the British Conservative Party （英国）保守党的 Conservative members/supporters 保守党的党员／支持者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of an estimate 估计 lower than what is probably the real amount or number 低于实际数量的；保守的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent.