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A traditionalist is a person who prefers the old ways and is slow to welcome change. It is the person-word that goes with .
A traditionalist traditionalist is a person who prefers the old ways and is slow to welcome change是喜歡舊有做法、比較慢才願意接受改變的人. It它是 is the person-word that goes with traditionalism跟 traditionalism 搭配的指人的字.
The word is usually used about a particular area, not about someone's whole life. A traditionalist in music might use email happily and drive a new car — the label attaches to the thing being discussed. So you will read "a traditionalist about grammar", "traditionalists within the party", "a traditionalist when it comes to weddings".
The word這個字 is usually used about a particular area通常是針對某個特定領域來用, not about someone's whole life而不是在講一個人的整個人生. A traditionalist in music一個在音樂上是 traditionalist 的人 might use email happily and drive a new car可能照樣開心用email、開新車 — the label這個標籤 attaches to the thing being discussed是貼在正在討論的那件事上面的. So所以 you你 will read "a traditionalist about grammar", "traditionalists within the party", "a traditionalist when it comes to weddings"會看到「在文法上是traditionalist」、「黨內的traditionalists」、「講到婚禮就是個traditionalist」這種說法.
It also works as an adjective: "a traditionalist view", "traditionalist Catholics". Both uses are common and neither is more correct.
It它也可以 also works as an adjective當形容詞用: "a traditionalist view", "traditionalist Catholics"像「a traditionalist view（傳統派的看法）」、「traditionalist Catholics（傳統派天主教徒）」. Both uses兩種用法 are common and neither is more correct都很常見，沒有哪個比較正確.
On feeling: traditionalist is gentler than the words nearby. Calling someone conservative drags in . Calling them old-fashioned or a dinosaur is rude. Traditionalist is the polite, almost respectful choice — it says this person has reasons, even if you think the reasons are wrong. Newspapers reach for it exactly because it lets them describe one side without insulting it.
On feeling說到語感: traditionalist traditionalist is noticeably gentler than the words nearby明顯比旁邊那些字溫和許多. Calling someone conservative說一個人 conservative drags in politics會扯進政治. Calling them old-fashioned or a dinosaur說他 old-fashioned 或 a dinosaur is rude是不禮貌的. Traditionalist Traditionalist is the polite, almost respectful choice是比較有禮貌、幾乎算尊重的說法 — it says this person has reasons它在說這個人是有理由的, even if you think the reasons are wrong就算你覺得那些理由是錯的. Newspapers報紙 reach for it exactly because it lets them describe one side without insulting it剛好就是用它來描述某一方，卻不必侮辱對方.
Though actually, in a heated argument the tone can flip; said with a certain face, "oh, he's a traditionalist" means the same as "he'll never change".
Though actually不過其實, in a heated argument在激烈的爭論裡 the tone can flip語氣可能會反過來; said with a certain face帶著某種表情說出來時, "oh, he's a traditionalist"「喔，他是個traditionalist啦」 means the same as "he'll never change"意思就跟「他永遠不會變」一樣.
組成traditional(傳統的)+ -ist(抱持某種主張的人)。-ism 是那套想法,-ist 是持有那套想法的人——這一對字尾在英文裡幾乎總是成雙出現。
同家族的字
- traditionalismthe belief; this word is the person who holds it
- traditionalthe adjective both are built on
- artistsame -ist: a person defined by what they do or believe
- scientistsame -ist ending
原始詞典資料3 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。
traditionalistnoun
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A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.
- Pullman traditionalists will no doubt maintain that the full-service-at-every-seat principle is popular with their clientele; […].
- He speaks at conferences across the country and posts prolifically on social media on topics ranging from the ethics of Covid-19 vaccines (which he has questioned) to the Latin Mass favored by traditionalists (and discouraged by Pope Francis) to local conflicts between priests and bishops.
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climbinghobbieslifestyleA traditional climbing climber.
traditionalistadj
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Adhering to tradition, especially in religious practices.
- The day before, Cardinal Burke and other traditionalist prelates made public an exchange of letters with Francis in which they aired grave doubts about the legitimacy of a major assembly of the world’s bishops and laypeople that will, on Wednesday, begin discussing some of the most sensitive topics in the church.
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。