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dovish

/duhv-ish/US // ˈdʌv ɪʃ //

鸽派,鸽派的,鸽派的人,鸽子

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : advocating peace, compromise, or a conciliatory national attitude:Mr. Weizman made his name as one of Israel's most celebrated fighting men, yet he worked to transform himself into a dovish politician.
    • : Economics. advocating low interest rates or other monetary policies aimed at reducing unemployment rather than inflation:With the jobless rate in double digits, the same dovish remarks can be expected from other Federal Reserve officials.
    • : like or resembling a dove or any of the bird’s typical features or behaviors:The sofa fabric is a soft dovish gray.

Examples

  • In 1992, after five years of the first Palestinian uprising, Israelis replaced a hardline leader with the dovish Yitzhak Rabin.

  • Powell has taken an extremely dovish tone and repeatedly said the Fed won’t raise interest rates — which would presumably slow down the economy and markets — preemptively.

  • The Kentucky senator was supposed to herald a newly dovish GOP.

  • We must get over this dovish thing, this lily-livered and feline urge to withdraw from battle.

  • No Republican presidential candidate in recent memory has won the nomination on a dovish or non-interventionist platform.

  • If he chooses to take the plunge, he will likely find himself alone in the dovish end of the GOP pool.

  • Even those who simply wished to reform the rabbinate lost out, as the dovish candidate, Rabbi David Stav, was soundly defeated.