单词 | semi-social |
释义 | > as lemmassemi-social semi-social adj. Brit. /ˌsɛmɪˈsəʊʃl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsoʊʃ(ə)l/ , /ˌsɛmiˈsoʊʃ(ə)l/ ΚΠ 1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xi. §18 Where..the motive..is a semi-social one, the love of reputation. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. viii. 206 They were in the midst of one of those semi-religious, semi-social and semi-emotional church affairs, the object of which was to raise money for the church. semi-social semi-social adj. Brit. /ˌsɛmɪˈsəʊʃl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsoʊʃ(ə)l/ , /ˌsɛmiˈsoʊʃ(ə)l/ ΚΠ 1962 Sci. Surv. 3 285 Numbers of insects are affected [by sounds]..which are related, not to sexual activity, but to social or semi-social activities. < as lemmas |
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