English Dictionary

reactionary

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/

形容詞

(politics) Favoring a return to an alleged golden age of the past; anti-progressive. / (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction. / In reaction to, as a result of.

日本語の意味

（政治）反動的、過去の黄金時代への回帰を支持する立場や態度 / （化学）化学反応に関係する、または化学反応を引き起こす / （反応として）…に対する反応、あるいは…の結果として起こる

The reactionary platform appealed to voters nostalgic for a simpler, supposedly better era.

過去の理想化された時代への復帰を支持するその政綱は、より単純でいわゆる「良い時代」を懐かしむ有権者に訴えかけた。

意味（1）

(politics) Favoring a return to an alleged golden age of the past; anti-progressive.

There's a fairly simple reason for the embrace of radicalism on the right, and it has to do with the reactionary imperative that lies at the core of conservative doctrine. […] If he is to preserve what he values, the conservative must declare war against the culture as it is.

意味（2）

(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction.

Psychiatry extends the theory into biology in the belief that all human behavior is nothing more than a series of reactionary chemical processes in the brain that determine pre-coded genetic responses built up from the conditioning of one’s environment.

意味（3）

In reaction to, as a result of.

The regulator noted that reduced service levels and passenger numbers helped deliver strong performance, with fewer reactionary delays.

more reactionary （ comparative ）

most reactionary （ superlative ）