moderates

moderates — 名詞

1. people, especially in politics or public debate, whose views stay near the middl

1.名詞B2
釋義

溫和派

政治或公共議題中立場不極端的人

people, especially in politics or public debate, whose views stay near the middle instead of pushing for extreme change.

例句

Party moderates blocked the bill after voters objected at town meetings.

選民在市鎮會議上表達反對後，黨內溫和派擋下了那項法案。

party moderates as a political group label

Younger moderates in Seoul want slower reform than the student radicals.

首爾較年輕的溫和派希望改革慢一點，不像學生激進派那麼急。

contrast: moderates vs radicals

同義詞
  • centrists

    closer to the political center specifically, often with an electoral focus

  • pragmatists

    emphasises practical compromise rather than ideology

  • reformists

    can still want clear change, but not revolutionary change

反義詞
  • radicals

    people who push for much stronger or faster change

  • hardliners

    people who refuse compromise and hold stricter positions

文法句型

the moderates

moderates in [party/group]

[adjective] moderates

用法筆記

Usually names a group inside a larger movement, party, or church. Distinguish from the adjective 'moderate': this sense is a plural noun for the people themselves.

常見錯誤

❌They are very moderates in the party.
✅They are party moderates.' / 'They are very moderate members of the party.
💡'moderates' is a plural noun here, not an adjective after 'be'.

moderates — 動詞