单词 | man of action |
释义 | > as lemmasman of action man of action n. a man whose life is characterized by physical activity or deeds rather than by thoughts and ideas. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > one who acts or does > as opposed to theoretical man of action1598 practic1599 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xi. iii. 143 Bardanes, who being a man of action..in two daies inuaded three thousand stadia. 1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xxiv. 193 Dr. John could think, and think well, but he was rather a man of action than of thought. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness i. iv. 103 Stanley a man of action, an energetic voluntarist who believed in making things happen. < as lemmas |
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