the right wing
the right wing — 名詞
1. people within a party or country who want to keep established social structures
右派
政治上的保守派，反對大幅社會變革
people within a party or country who want to keep established social structures and resist major reform; the faction that believes taxes should stay low and businesses should remain under private control.
Ezra's views place him firmly on the right wing of the Liberal Party.
Ezra 的立場使他在自由黨內被歸入右派。
on the right wing of [party] — position within a group
The right wing wants to reduce government spending on social programmes.
右派希望減少社會福利計劃的政府支出。
the right wing + singular verb for a collective
Support for the right wing grew after the new trade deal was announced.
新貿易協議公布後，對右派的支持增加了。
Newspapers on the right wing welcomed the prime minister's decision to cut taxes.
立場偏右的報紙對總理減稅的決定表示歡迎。
Kabir argued that the right wing had failed to address rising inequality.
Kabir 認為右派未能解決日益嚴重的貧富不均問題。
- the right
shorter, more general; can refer to the whole political spectrum rather than a faction within a party
- conservatives
focuses on people rather than the ideological position; more personal
- the left wing
the opposing political group that favours social change and greater equality
- the left
shorter form; also refers to progressive political groups
文法句型
the right wing
on the right wing of [group]
用法筆記
Usually treated as a collective noun with a singular verb. Commonly appears in the construction 'on the right wing of [a political party].'
常見錯誤
the right wing — 形容詞
1. describing someone who supports established social customs and holds that the go
右派的
支持保守傳統觀念及低稅收政策
describing someone who supports established social customs and holds that the government should set low taxes, with industry and property owned by private individuals or companies rather than by the state.
Sophia reads a right-wing newspaper that supports free-market policies.
Sophia 閱讀一份支持自由市場政策的右派報紙。
right-wing + noun (attributive use before a noun)
The candidate's right-wing views on taxation appealed to business owners across the state.
那位候選人對稅收的右派觀點吸引了全州的企業主。
Jack's grandfather is quite right-wing and opposes most forms of social welfare.
Jack 的祖父相當右派，反對大多數社會福利制度。
Right-wing parties across Europe have adopted stricter policies on immigration.
歐洲各地的右派政黨都對移民採取了更嚴格的措施。
The magazine is known for its right-wing editorial board and its support of military spending.
該雜誌以其右派編輯委員會以及支持軍事開支而聞名。
- conservative
broader term; can describe social, fiscal, or cultural traditionalism, not only political affiliation
- traditionalist
emphasises preference for established customs over change
- left-wing
supports progressive social change and greater government intervention in the economy
- progressive
favours reform and innovation in social and political systems
文法句型
right-wing + noun
be right-wing
用法筆記
When used before a noun the form is usually hyphenated (right-wing). When used predicatively after 'be' the hyphen is often dropped ('He is right wing'), though the hyphenated form is also correct.