centrist(n.)
"中间派政治观点的人",1872年,源自法语 centriste,来自 centre(见 center(n.))。最初在英语中与法国政治有关; 对其他政治情况的普遍应用是在1889年。
Where M. St. Hilaire is seen to most advantage, however, is when quietly nursing one of that weak-kneed congregation who sit in the middle of the House, and call themselves "Centrists." A French Centrist is—exceptis eoccipiendis—a man who has never been able to make up his mind, nor is likely to. ["Men of the Third Republic," London, 1873]
然而,圣·伊莱尔先生最擅长的是安静地照顾那些坐在众议院中间、自称为“中间派”的软弱会众之一。 除了占用时间之外,法国的中间派是一个从未能够下定决心,也不可能下定决心的人。 ["Men of the Third Republic," 伦敦,1873]
该词起源时间:1872年