- People who are progressive favor reform and civil liberties: this is the opposite of conservative, and means something close to liberal.
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- adj. 渐进的，进步的
- n. 进步人士；开明人士
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1. progressive schools
开明的学校
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2. a progressive muscular disease
逐渐严重的肌肉病症
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3. a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
劳力数量的逐步减少
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4. political battles between progressives and conservatives
改革派与保守派之间的政治斗争
- progressive (adj.) c. 1600, "characterized by advancement" (in action, character, etc.), from progress (n.) + -ive, or else from French progressif, from past participle stem of Latin progredi. Of taxation, from 1889; of jazz, from 1947. Meaning "characterized by striving for change and innovation, avant-garde, liberal" is from 1908.
pro·gres·sive / prəˈɡresɪv ; NAmE prəˈɡresɪv / adjective , noun progressive progressives adjective 1 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 OPP retrogressive 2 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 3 ( also con·tinu·ous ) ( grammar 语法 ) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waitingor It is raining) that is made from a part of beand the present participle. Progressiveforms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time. （动词）进行时的， 进行式的 ▶ pro·gres·siv·ism / ; NAmE / noun [uncountable ] ◆ political progressivism 政治进步主义 noun [usually plural ] a person who is in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change 进步人士；开明人士；改革派 ◆ political battles between progressives and conservatives 改革派与保守派之间的政治斗争 pro·gres·sive / prəˈɡresɪv ; NAmE prəˈɡresɪv / pro·gres·siv·ism / ; NAmE /
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