单词 | pseudo-need |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudo-need pseudo-need n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌniːd/ , U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌnid/ ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > a false need pseudo-need1887 1887 Polit. Sci. Q. 2 622 Desires or requirements for other ends than those of useful service for self or others are pseudo-needs, illegitimate in economy as in ethics. 1991 Oxf. Art Jrnl. (BNC) The declamatory style of writing (which now seems dated) too often obscured the probity of the Situationist's critique of the alienating and manipulative effects of late capitalism and its creation of pseudo-needs. < as lemmas |
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