To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.
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n. 保守的人;（英國）保守黨黨員，保守黨支持者;
adj. 保守的;（英國）保守黨的;（式樣等）不時新的;
?? con加強+serv保持+ative...的→ 保守的
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守黨正式黨員
近義：praetorian, rightist, tory, traditionalist, moderate, restrained
反義：red, commie, liberal, licentious, loose, permissive
n. 自由主義者;自由黨黨員;
adj. 開明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;
?? liber自由+al形容詞后綴 → 自由的；慷慨的
"Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe."
有些政治家想與歐洲大陸建立更加自由的貿易關系。
近義：tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
反義：illiberal, mainstream, orthodox, preservative, preserving, rightist
heartless
[['hɑ:tl?s]]
a. 無情的, 無勇氣的
近義：inhuman, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless
反義：humane, impressible, impressionable, kind, kindhearted, kindly
n. 平原;平地;[紡織業]平針;樸實無華的東西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加強語氣]顯然;完全地;
vi. 發牢騷;訴苦;
?? pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 網友：wangqidong 補充：pla(解放軍)in（在）平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
對于具有哈里這種才能的人來說, 那樣的任務能順利完成.
近義：prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反義：colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
idiocy
[['idi?si]]
n. 白癡, 極端愚蠢\\n[醫] 白癡
近義：idiotism, imbecility, inanity, asininity, muddleheadedness, stupidity
反義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality