| 单词 | public-spiritedly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌpublic-ˈspiritedly ˌpublic-ˈspiritedly adv. with public spirit. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > public-spiritedness > [adverb] civillyc1443 public-spiritedly1767 1767 Hist. Mem. William-Augustus, Duke of Cumberland xii. 523 When the nation became distressed by a variety of ministers and measures which had given great disgust, he very humanely and public-spiritedly..undertook the very arduous and disagreeable task of forming an administration. 1860 J. S. Mill Consider. Represent. Govt. (1865) 72/1 The ‘local’ or ‘middle class’ examination for the degree of Associate, so laudably and public-spiritedly established by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 14 June 23 A rich Swiss industrialist..who spent much of his life public-spiritedly forming an art collection to bequeath to his native town. < as lemmas |
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