| 释义 |
verbalistic, a.|vɜːbəˈlɪstɪk|
[f. verbalist + -ic.]
Of, pertaining to, or characterized by verbalism.
1934Mind XLIII. 409 (title) Verbalistic tendencies. 1953H. H. Price Thinking & Exper. viii. 237 It is no sillier than the purely Verbalistic theory which is at present fashionable. 1975Amer. Speech 1969 XLIV. 128 We live in a highly verbalistic culture.
Hence verbaˈlistically adv.
1934Mind XLIII. 411 To do full justice to a speaker's intended meaning..instead of verbalistically insisting that he ‘must’ mean exactly what he says. 1940Theology XL. 426 Pose the question thus verbalistically, and at once one suggests the method of lexicographical analysis. |