A hardliner is a person, usually in politics, who wants problems dealt with in a strong, extreme way and will not soften their position. They take a hard line: little or no compromise.

A hardlinerhardliner is a person, usually in politics通常是政治上的一個人，who wants problems dealt with in a strong, extreme way想用強硬、極端的方式處理問題，and will not soften their position而且不會軟化自己的立場。They take a hard line他們採取強硬路線：little or no compromise幾乎不妥協，或完全不妥協。

News writing uses this word a lot. A party can have hardliners on the left or the right; it is about how far they will go, not which side they sit on.

News writing uses this word a lot新聞寫作很常用這個字。A party can have hardliners on the left or the right一個政黨左派、右派都可能有hardliner，it is about how far they will go重點在於他們願意走多極端，not which side they sit on而不是他們站在哪一邊。

It can sound critical — the speaker often means “too extreme” — though a hardliner’s own side may say it with respect. The person is a hardliner; their views are hard-line (often written with a hyphen).

It can sound critical這個字可能帶點批評的味道——the speaker often means “too extreme”說話的人常常是在說『太極端了』——though a hardliner's own side may say it with respect不過hardliner自己那一邊的人說出口，可能是帶著敬意。The person is a hardliner這個人是hardliner，their views are hard-line他們的立場則是hard-line，(often written with a hyphen)（常常用連字號寫）。

Though actually, people now stretch it a little outside politics: a hardliner on school rules, a hardliner on spending. The core is still “will not bend”. It does not mean the person is violent, and it does not mean they draw lines with a hard pencil.

Though actually不過其實，people now stretch it a little outside politics現在大家也把這個字用到政治以外的地方：a hardliner on school rules校規上的hardliner、a hardliner on spending花錢上的hardliner。The core is still “will not bend”核心意思還是『不會讓步』。It does not mean the person is violent這不代表這個人很暴力，and it does not mean they draw lines with a hard pencil也不代表他們是用硬筆芯畫線。