| 单词 | brinkmanship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbrinkmanship ˈbrinkmanship n. [-manship suffix] the art of advancing to the very brink of war but not engaging in it; also transferred and figurative; hence (as a back-formation), ˈbrinkman one who practises brinkmanship. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > strategy > advancing to brink of war but not engaging brinkmanship1956 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > art of brinkmanship1956 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who adventurerc1485 ventureling1562 bonaventure1598 boneventor1643 risker1678 gambler1838 brinkman1956 1956 N.Y. Times 26 Feb. 1/5 He [sc. Adlai Stevenson] derided the Secretary [sc. J. F. Dulles] for ‘boasting of his brinkmanship—the art of bringing us to the edge of the nuclear abyss’. 1958 Ann. Reg. 1957 183 Anglo-French ‘brinkmanship’ over Suez had failed to stop at the brink. 1958 S. Potter Supermanship 127 Brinkmanship is a clever way of describing the Dulles attitude. 1958 S. Potter Supermanship 127 Krushchev is the true Brinkman: his existence depending..on enemy-at-the-gatemanship. 1958 Times 11 Nov. Jackson Pollock..was..one to whom every new painting was..almost an act of spiritual brinkmanship. 1967 Spectator 18 Aug. 177/3 A policy of muddling through, of economic brinkmanship. < as lemmas |
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