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    A conformist goes along with the group. They dress, talk, and think in the usual way because standing out feels unsafe, or because they do not want the trouble of being different.

    A conformist goes along with the groupconformist是那種跟著大家走的人 They dress, talk, and think in the usual way他們穿著、講話、想法都跟一般人一樣 because standing out feels unsafe, or because they do not want the trouble of being different因為顯得突出讓他們沒安全感,或是不想惹上與眾不同的麻煩

    The word is often a little : it suggests the person is copying, not choosing. It can also describe a place that pushes everyone to be the same (a conformist school).

    The word is often a little unkind這個字通常帶點不客氣 it suggests the person is copying, not choosing暗示這個人是在模仿,而不是自己選擇 It can also describe a place that pushes everyone to be the same它也可以用來形容一個逼大家都變一樣的地方 a conformist school像是a conformist school(一間要求大家一致的學校)

    As a noun it is the person; as an adjective it is that style of thinking.

    As a noun it is the person當名詞用時指的是這個人 as an adjective it is that style of thinking當形容詞用時指的是那種想法風格

    Though actually, the older English story is religious: a Conformist followed the official church in England, and a would not. Today's school use has mostly left the church behind and kept the 'goes along with the group' idea.

    Though actually, the older English story is religious不過其實這個字比較早的故事跟宗教有關 a Conformist followed the official church in England, and a Nonconformist would notConformist指遵從英國國教的人,Nonconformist則是不遵從的人 Today's school use has mostly left the church behind現在這個字的用法大多已經跟教會脫鉤 and kept the 'goes along with the group' idea只留下『跟著大家走』這個意思

    People who like to be different sometimes wear this word as an insult; people who value getting along may hear it as too sharp.

    People who like to be different sometimes wear this word as an insult喜歡與眾不同的人有時候會把這個字當成罵人的話 people who value getting along may hear it as too sharp重視和大家好好相處的人聽起來可能會覺得這個字太刺

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成From conform(跟從、符合大家)+ -ist(做這件事的人)。

同家族的字

  • conformthe verb: to go along with the group or the rules
  • nonconformistthe opposite: someone who will not go along
  • conformitythe noun for going along with the group

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Conformistnoun

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    historicallifestylereligionIn English history, a person whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and who was therefore in concert with the established Church of England, as opposed to those of the Nonconformists, whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.

conformistnoun/kənˈfɔː.mɪst/

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    Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

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    A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)

conformistadj/kənˈfɔː.mɪst/

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    Conforming to established customs, etc.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。