unprogressive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person whose views are not progressive.
    — […] the unprogressives, the reactionaries, the unenlightened, who refuse to bow down to the god, Art.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not progressive; not contributing to progress.
    — Introducing a comprehensive re-design scheme for the Canadian National Railways earlier this year, the Director of Public Relations, Mr. C. A. Harris, said a 1959 survey by his department had revealed that the railways were felt by the public to be unprogressive and slow to improve performance and service; the existing modernisation scheme had, he said, been lying like an iceberg, mostly beneath the surface.

词形变化

more unprogressive comparative most unprogressive superlative unprogressives plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English progressive
English unprogressive
From un- + progressive.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English progressive
English unprogressive
From un- + progressive.
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