Wordiyoreactionary
🇬🇧 UK/ri'ækʃәnәri/🇺🇸 US
GREA2
Definitions
n.
A person who strongly opposes political or social change and favors returning to the past
反动分子，保守主义者
adj.
Strongly opposing progress or reform; favoring a return to past conditions
反动的，极端保守的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
ionact, process, state
+
aryrelating to, having the nature of
=reactionary
Common Collocations
- 1.political reactionary政治上的反动分子
- 2.[reactionary forces]反动势力
- 3.die-hard reactionary顽固的保守分子
- 4.[reactionary views]反动观点
Example Sentences
- 1.
The senator was labeled a reactionary for his fierce opposition to civil rights reforms.
- 2.
Reactionaires in the party blocked every attempt to modernize the country's outdated laws.