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- averse to change or innovation and holding to traditional attitudes and values, typically in relation to politics or religion（尤指政治、宗教上）反对改革的; 保守的, 守旧的; 传统的。
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Conservative
of or relating to the Conservative Party of Great Britain or a similar party in another country（与）英国保守党（有关）的; （与）保守党派（有关）的。
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- (of dress or taste) sober and conventional（服装, 品味）严肃持重的; 传统守旧的, 老派的：
a conservative suit.
一套老式衣服。
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- (of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution（估计）保守的, 稳妥的; 谨慎的：
police placed the value of the haul at a conservative £500,000.
警方保守估计这次的被窃物品价值达500,000英镑。
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- (of surgery or medical treatment) intended to control rather than eliminate a condition, with existing tissue preserved as far as possible（外科手术, 内科治疗）保守的, 尽可能保留现有组织的。
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- a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics（尤指政治上）保守者, 因循守旧者。
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Conservative
a supporter or member of the Conservative Party of Great Britain or a similar party in another country英国保守党支持者（或党员）; 保守党派支持者（或成员）。
派生词
conservatism
nounconservatively
adverbconservativeness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'aiming to preserve'）： from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- 'conserved', from the verb conservare （see CONSERVE）. Current senses date from the mid 19th century onwards.