conservative

• adj.保守的
• n. 保守的な、古風な

conserveから、保護する、保全する。

conservative (adj.)

late 14c., conservatyf, from Middle French conservatif, from Late Latin conservativus, from Latin conservatus, past participle of conservare (see conserve).

As a modern political tradition, conservatism traces to Edmund Burke's opposition to the French Revolution (1790), but the word conservative is not found in his writing. It was coined by his French disciples, (such as Chateaubriand, who titled his journal defending clerical and political restoration "Le Conservateur").

Conservative as the name of a British political faction first appeared in an 1830 issue of the "Quarterly Review," in an unsigned article sometimes attributed to John Wilson Croker. It replaced Tory (q.v.) by 1843, reflecting both a change from the pejorative name (in use for 150 years) and repudiation of some reactionary policies. Extended to similar spirits in other parties from 1845.

Strictly speaking, conservatism is not a political system, but rather a way of looking at the civil order. The conservative of Peru ... will differ greatly from those of Australia, for though they may share a preference for things established, the institutions and customs which they desire to preserve are not identical. [Russell Kirk (1918-1994)]

Phrases such as a conservative estimate make no sense etymologically. The noun is attested from 1831, originally in the British political sense.

1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.

彼は彼らが銃口を回して保守党に発砲すべきだと言った。

2.In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.

ここ数カ月、多くの保守政治家が「反移民」というバスに乗っている。

3.The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.

野党保守党はこれらの数字について異なる解釈を示した。

4.The Conservative Government was only too quick to hush him up.

保守党政府はすぐに彼の口を塞いだ。

5. A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about ￡22,000.

これまで、この請求書は保守的に約2万2000ポンドと推定されていた。