| 单词 | alpha male |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalpha male alpha male n. originally and chiefly Zoology a male individual that is dominant among others of its own sex, esp. in a mixed group of social animals; (in extended use, sometimes with humorous or depreciative connotations) a man tending to assume a dominant or domineering role in social or professional situations, or thought to possess the qualities and confidence for leadership. ΚΠ 1938 J. Uhrich in Jrnl. Compar. Psychol. 25 386 The despot may be regarded as the primary dominant, or alpha male, and the male subordinate to him but dominant over others as secondary dominant, or beta male. 1954 Science 5 June 1179 Such an animal is definitely an alpha male in the dominance hierarchy. 1977 S. Marshak & M. Culbreath Price of Phoenix i. 8 He's—an alpha male. You know the idea of ranking the dominant males in a primate group alpha, beta, gamma. 1991 Discover Dec. 24/3 Goblin was..a sort of Donald Trump of the chimp world. He rose to be alpha male of his troop at the very early age of 16. 2000 New Republic 14 Feb. 19/1 They haven't really shown themselves to be alpha male candidates until they..sink their teeth into somebody's hindquarters. 2009 Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 20/8 With those words Russell Crowe launched himself as the ultimate alpha-male, triggering a swoonfest. < as lemmas |
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