reactionary
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/
美 /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/|/ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/|/ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/|/ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/
英文释义
名词 n.
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One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age, often used derogatorily by revolutionaires.
— Hindu reactionaries, whose conception of a well-ordered society had not moved beyond the laws of Manu, fell into line for the moment with the intellectual products of the modern Indian University.
形容词 adj.
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Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a "golden age" of the past.
— There's a fairly simple reason for the embrace of radicalism on the right, and it has to do with the reactionary imperative that lies at the core of conservative doctrine. […] If he is to preserve what he values, the conservative must declare war against the culture as it is.
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Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction.
— Psychiatry extends the theory into biology in the belief that all human behavior is nothing more than a series of reactionary chemical processes in the brain that determine pre-coded genetic responses built up from the conditioning of one’s environment.
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In reaction to; as a result of.
— The regulator noted that reduced service levels and passenger numbers helped deliver strong performance, with fewer reactionary delays.
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from French réactionnaire, equivalent to reaction + -ary. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution.
词源 2
Borrowed from French réactionnaire, equivalent to reaction + -ary. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution.
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