| 单词 | human equation |
| 释义 | > as lemmashuman equation b. human equation: transferred sense from personal equation. ΚΠ 1938 Reader's Digest Apr. 77/2 The Oakland Bridge suffers from such a simple, unpredictable human equation as the preference of truck drivers to loaf on a ferry. 1964 F. Bowers Bibliogr. & Textual Crit. iii. ii. 71 We must throw out the human equation as much as we can in our search to find an explanation for seeming aberrancies. human equation human equation n. the component of a situation, etc., which arises from or relates to human influence or behaviour; cf. personal equation n. at personal adj., n., and adv. Compounds. ΚΠ 1877 Times 3 Sept. 6/1 The Duc de Broglie is a most accomplished and able man..but his plans miscarry because he cannot allow for what, I believe, it is now the fashion in England to call the ‘human equation’. 1888 Ledger (Warren, Pennsylvania) 2 Nov. The human equation is a separate consideration. 1938 Reader's Digest Apr. 77/2 The Oakland Bridge suffers from such a simple, unpredictable human equation as the preference of truck drivers to loaf on a ferry. 1964 F. Bowers Bibliogr. & Textual Crit. iii. ii. 71 We must throw out the human equation as much as we can in our search to find an explanation for seeming aberrancies. 2007 Herald-Sun (Durham, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 26 Aug. Over the years, the agency has been highly praised for its success in bringing about the mental changes necessary to overcome addictions. Soon, the physical side of the human equation will get equal attention. < as lemmas |
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