| 单词 | hidden agenda |
| 释义 | > as lemmashidden agenda hidden agenda n. a concealed or unexpressed intent behind the ostensible purpose of an action, statement, etc.; an ulterior aim or motive (cf. agenda n.); (also, occasionally) = hidden curriculum n. at Additions (see quot. 1971). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > secret by-errand1673 by-aim1702 by-view1706 by-purpose1826 hidden agenda1955 1955 Jrnl. Business 28 13/1 Most groups, in other words, have ‘hidden agendas’. These are the inter-personal feeling, the individual strivings for power or for approval, which exist but are not expressed. 1971 Psychol. Abstr. Feb. 317/2 Recent studies have shown that the ‘hidden agenda’ of schooling educates students' attitudes, values, and perceptions, and that personal/psychological education is taking place. 1987 M. Atwood Bluebeard's Egg 40 Sex was the hidden agenda at these discussions. 2001 N.Y. Times 13 May i. 20/4 There is no deviousness or hidden agenda... What it is, is what it is. < as lemmas |
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