单词 | phrasemongery |
释义 | > as lemmasphrasemongery phrasemongery n. depreciative = phrase-mongering n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > phrasemongery phrasemongery1830 phrase-mongering1879 phrasiness1892 1830 Examiner 598/2 We have commenced with his phrasemongery, and from it we shall proceed to some specimens of his philosophy. 1904 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 25 356 As for the rest, it is mere phrasemongery. 1948 tr. V. G. Belinsky Sel. Philos. Wks. 46 In our conception a phrase should be chosen for the purpose of expressing thought or feeling; formerly thought and feeling were sought for the sake of phrasemongery. < as lemmas |
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