单词 | quasi-war |
释义 | > as lemmasquasi-war quasi-war n. Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪˈwɔː/ , /ˈkweɪzʌɪˌwɔː/ , /ˌkwɑːzɪˈwɔː/ , /ˈkwɑːzɪˌwɔː/ , /ˌkwɒzɪˈwɔː/ , /ˈkwɒzɪˌwɔː/ , U.S. /ˈkweɪˌzaɪˌwɔr/ , /ˈkwɑziˌwɔr/ , /ˈkweɪˌsaɪˌwɔr/ , /ˈkwɑsiˌwɔr/ ΚΠ 1806 J. Randolph in Balance & Columbian Repository 6 May 141/3 Let us have no more quasi wars. I beseech you, sir—no half measures, no intermediate stage, but open war or peace. 1941 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 35 983 Absolute objectivity and impartiality in dealing with such subjects as democracy and autocracy is hardly to be expected in a nation engaged in quasi-war. 2006 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 30 Apr. e2 Our entertainments and sports are quasi-wars with winners and losers. ‘Competition’ is just a more palatable synonym for ‘war’. < as lemmas |
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