| 单词 | puppetism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpuppetism ˈpuppetism n. the state or condition of being a puppet; (also) puppetry. ΚΠ 1801 Ld. Campbell Let. 22 Apr. in Life (1881) I. iii. 69 The intimacy between him [sc. Addington] and Pitt continues as great as ever, and no doubt of his puppetism any longer remains. 1924 Fayetteville (Arkansas) Daily Democrat 8 Mar. 3/1 The Shadowgraph..is Mr. Sarg's newest devise for showing his famous dolls in action, and is a form of animated silhouette, based on ancient Chinese puppetism. 1988 G. Shellenbarger in R. Feldman & M. Betzold End of Line ii. 60 A salaried person is subjected to puppetism. You have instructions that come down from upper-echelon management, and you don't question them. < as lemmas |
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