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核心畫面

Picture something moving forward step by step, never jumping — a line that keeps going a little further each time. Point that forward movement at society and you get someone pushing for change; point it at an illness or a tax rate and you get something that grows stage by stage; point it at a verb and you get an action still on its way, not finished.

可以想成：一件事一步一步往前推，不是一次跳到位，而是每次都再往前一點。把這個「往前推」的畫面對準社會，就是想改革、要…更多收起可以想成：一件事一步一步往前推，不是一次跳到位，而是每次都再往前一點。把這個「往前推」的畫面對準社會，就是想改革、要往更好的方向走；對準疾病或稅率，就是一階一階慢慢加重；對準動詞，就是動作還在路上、還沒收尾。progressive 的幾個意思看起來差很遠，其實都在講同一件事：往前，而且是逐步地往前。

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主張社會往前改革

同樣是往前，但方向被賦予價值：認為社會可以更好，所以主動推它一把，這時 forward 就等於 better。

favoring reform · adjective · B2

Supporting new and modern ideas, and wanting to change things to make them better, especially in politics or education.

進步的／革新的

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developing gradually · adjective · B2

Happening or developing slowly and steadily over a period of time.

逐漸的／漸進的

grammar: progressive tense · adjective · B2

Used to describe the form of a verb that shows an action is continuing, made with 'be' plus the '-ing' form, like 'is waiting'.

進行式的

原始詞典資料15 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。

Progressiveadj

  • 1

    Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party.

  • 2

    Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.

Progressivenoun

  • 1

    A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.

progressiveadj/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

  • 1

    Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

  • 2

    Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

  • 3

    Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.

    • a progressive politician
    • progressive business leadership
  • 4

    governmentpoliticsLiberal.

    • Conservative movements were far more progressive than the standard religious narrative of the decade alleges and the notoriously progressive ethos of the era was far more conservative than our collective memory has recognized.
    • Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.
  • 5

    educationOf or relating to progressive education.

    • a progressive school
  • 6

    Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.

  • 7

    Advancing in severity.

    • progressive paralysis
  • 8

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsContinuous.

progressivenoun/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

  • 1

    One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

    • The progressives want to legalise gay marriage.
    • Not long ago, few progressives imagined this day would come. They assumed the MAGA movement had been discredited by the shocking images that emerged from the January 6 insurrection, and that Trump was politically weakened by the barrage of criminal charges against him.

progressivenoun/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

  • 1

    A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.

  • 2

    grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsA progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

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