| 单词 | big-stickism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig-stickism big-stickism n. chiefly U.S. the use of force or military aggression in international relations.Usually with reference to the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President, 1901–9. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] > physical coercion > threat or display of > use of big-stickism1910 1910 N. Amer. Rev. Nov. 671 The propounder of ‘Big-stickism’ [sc. Roosevelt] is so popular the world over that even to abuse him is a kind of tribute to his marvellous qualities. 1926 Spectator 2 Jan. 19/1 There is nothing in the British record to compare with Roosevelt's robust big-stickism in the Alaska boundary case. 2000 Seattle Weekly (Nexis) 6 Jan. It is reminiscent of the time when the American battle cry was ‘54-40 or fight’, suggesting the American border should be at Alaska. But the border is a more complicated issue than big stickism. < as lemmas |
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