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单词 quasi-purposive
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quasi-purposive
quasi-purposive adj.
Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪˈpəːpəsɪv/
,
/ˌkwɑːzɪˈpəːpəsɪv/
,
/ˌkwɒzɪˈpəːpəsɪv/
,
U.S. /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˈpərpəsɪv/
,
/ˌkwɑziˈpərpəsɪv/
,
/ˌkweɪˌsaɪˈpərpəsɪv/
,
/ˌkwɑsiˈpərpəsɪv/
ΚΠ
1881 Mind 6 116 As a movement is the mere flow of stored-up nervous energy, and has no definite quasi-purposive character, it is best regarded as a mechanical result of present conditions merely.
1907 H. Rashdall Theory of Good & Evil II. iii. iv. 373 Biology now finds that it cannot get on without the idea of ‘quasi-purposive’ behaviour in accounting for the growth of the individual organisms.
1996 Musical Times Jan. 10/2 This is the attribute of discursivity, of music's ability to articulate a quasi-purposive, self-referential channel of meaning.
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