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reactionist

/ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee/US // riˈæk ʃəˌnɛr i //UK // (rɪˈækʃənərɪ, -ʃənrɪ) //

反动派,反动分子,反动主义者,反动者

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural re·ac·tion·ar·ies.

    • : a reactionary person.

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Examples

  • Charlotte Corday was a reactionist, but she slew Marat and died calmly and bravely.

  • Rousseau was an exception, but then Rousseau was in truth a reactionist, and not a loyal member of the great company of reformers.

  • Reactionist in, and it soon became the fashion to decry the once much-lauded philosopher.

  • Your reactionist principles against Cavaignac and his colleagues, can be of no disservice to you at present.

  • They would accuse you of being, what you are doubtless, a reactionist, and you might get into trouble.