progressive

Compared meaning: a person who supports social reform (noun).

比较义项：支持社会改革的人（名词）。

• progressive 本词

  Emphasizes embracing bold, new ideas and pushing reform forward quickly; often implies a more forward-looking or radical stance than a typical liberal.

  强调拥护全新的理念并积极推动变革，语气常比liberal更激进、更具前瞻性。

  As a committed progressive, she pushed the party toward bold new social policies.

  作为一名坚定的改革派，她推动党内采取大胆的新社会政策。

• liberal

  The standard, everyday political label paired with 'conservative'; emphasizes valuing personal freedom and openness to moderate reform, common in describing party or voting affiliation.

  是与conservative相对的常规政治标签，强调重视个人自由并支持温和改革，常用于描述党派或投票倾向。

  As a liberal, he consistently voted for candidates who supported civil rights.

  作为一名自由主义者，他一贯投票支持维护公民权利的候选人。

Progressive and liberal both mean a person who supports social change, easy to confuse. Progressive emphasizes bold, new ideas, sounding radical. Liberal is the standard political label paired with 'conservative', emphasizing personal freedom and moderate reform. Not compared: progressive's 'developing steadily' sense; liberal's 'generous' sense.

这两个词在指“支持社会变革的人”这一义项上意思相近，容易混淆：progressive更强调拥护全新、大胆的理念，语气偏激进；liberal则是政治光谱中与conservative相对的常规标签，更强调个人自由与温和改良。这里不比较progressive表示“进步的、不断发展的”（形容词，如原句“Her views became more progressive”）或liberal表示“慷慨的、自由主义的”等其他用法。