释义 |
ˈlife-way orig. N. Amer. [f. life n. + way n.1] Way or manner of life.
1961in Webster. 1969Beaver (Winnipeg) Spring 62/2 Wouldn't it be expected to contribute notably to an interpretation of their [sc. Eskimos'] life-ways in art? 1973J. M. Anderson Structural Aspects of Language Change 203 Especially in regard to human lifeways and institutions, [etc.]. 1975Nature 22 May 280/2 He [sc. Professor John Bowker (University of Lancaster)] drew attention to the extent to which religions function as bounded systems of information process, in which resources are made available to human beings for the construction of a life-way from birth to death. |