| 单词 | power-thirsty |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspower-thirsty power-thirsty adj. ΚΠ 1922 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 28 5 Among the secondary and derived causes..are..the militaristic interests, such as the power-thirsty governing class. 1951 H. Arendt Origins Totalitarianism v. 141 Hobbes..proceeded from this insight to a plan for a body politic best fitted for this power-thirsty animal. 1999 New Statesman 8 Nov. 49/1 In 1477, some of the power-thirsty Pazzi family, in league with the pope, were busily hatching a plot to rid Florence of Lorenzo. < as lemmas |
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