| 单词 | political animal |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolitical animal political animal n. [after ancient Greek πολιτικὸν ζῷον ( Aristotle Politics 1253a3) an animal intended to live in a city, a social animal; compare earlier politic animal at politic adj. 1d] (a) a person viewed as tending to live and act with others, esp. in an organized community; (b) a person who is interested in or concerned about political issues, or who actively participates in politics. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] > person interested in politics civilian1570 politician1629 politic animal1699 political animal1710 politico1893 zoon politikon1895 a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) Pref. As Students in Medicine, practice their inquiries upon cheap and common Animals, and such whose actions they are best acquainted with..I have chosen Ireland as such a Political Animal, who is scarce Twenty years old.] 1710 C. Place True Eng. Revolutionist iv. 45 To say he Instituted a general undetermin'd Dispository Power for Mankind, but put enough of it into no particular Hand to do them any Service..he thinks a very loose way of fitting out a Political Animal. 1776 W. Ellis tr. Aristotle Treat. Govt. i. ii. 6 Hence it is evident, that a city is a natural production, and that man is naturally a political animal. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto II. 113 The East End Jew is only slowly becoming a political animal. 1991 Paris Rev. Fall 161 Frost was a political animal in the literary world. < as lemmas |
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