| 单词 | play-impulse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplay-impulse play-impulse n. ΚΠ 1854 L. P. Hickok Rational Psychol. iii. ii. 633 This impulse in humanity which is neither that of craving appetite in the sense nor of sovereign behest in the spirit, but a serene interest in some end in the reason, has been termed the play-impulse. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxiv. 427 The sexes differ somewhat in their play-impulses. 1991 Amer. Literary Hist. 3 511 The tense relations between..the unproductive play-impulse of the newly rich and the hallowed instinct of workmanship possessed by old-time craftsmen. < as lemmas |
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