| 单词 | anal retentiveness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanal retentiveness anal retentiveness n. the quality or condition of displaying characteristics associated with fixation at the anal stage of infantile psychosexual development, esp. its latter part (frequently in weakened use); cf. anal retentive adj. and n. ΚΠ 1938 P. Hopkins Psychol. Social Movements vii. 136 Anal retentiveness will be credited with giving us misers, thrift, our banking systems and capitalist, co-operativist and collectivist ventures in cheap production and marketing. 2001 P. A. Malemes Prior Commitments vi. 80 His crisply starched white shirt and loosened red tie suggested anal retentiveness, as did his tailored pleated navy blue slacks. < as lemmas |
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