pro·gres·sive
adjective OPAL W
/prəˈɡresɪv/
/prəˈɡresɪv/
- in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
进步的；先进的；开明的 - progressive schools
开明的学校
Extra Examples- Are you in favour of progressive teaching methods?
你赞成新式教学方法吗？ - He is progressive, open-minded, and sincerely concerned with civil-rights struggles.
他进步、思想开放、真诚地关心民权斗争。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- truly
- very
- …
- progressive schools
- happening or developing steadily
稳步的；逐步的；稳定发展的 - a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
劳力数量的逐步减少 - a progressive muscular disease
逐渐严重的肌肉病症
- a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
- (also continuous)(grammar) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time.
（动词）进行时的， - (of a tax) at a higher percentage as the total amount of money being taxed increases
随着被征税资金总额的增加，税率会更高 - Supporters of a progressive income tax argue that it is fairer.
累进所得税的支持者认为它更公平。 - The government made the tax more progressive, ensuring that higher earners pay more.
政府提高了税收的累进性，确保高收入者支付更多。
- Supporters of a progressive income tax argue that it is fairer.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.