centrist 的詞源

"中間派政治觀點的人"，1872年，源自法語 centriste，來自 centre（見 center（n.））。最初在英語中與法國政治有關； 對其他政治情況的普遍應用是在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，聖·伊萊爾先生最擅長的是安靜地照顧那些坐在衆議院中間、自稱爲“中間派”的軟弱會衆之一。 除了佔用時間之外，法國的中間派是一個從未能夠下定決心，也不可能下定決心的人。 ["Men of the Third Republic," 倫敦，1873]