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单词 agonistic
释义

agonistic

/aɡəˈnɪstɪk /
adjective
1Polemical; combative: an agonistic exchange...
  • Now, as we all know, I am not a huge fan of speculations about essential differences between the sexes, although I do get that what Tannen is saying there is that there's no real reason that political discourse must necessarily be agonistic.
  • Baudrillard contends, through an adaptation of Mauss, that all systems regulate themselves through dual, agonistic movements.
  • In this case, the narratives tend to have a less univocally negative or agonistic flavor and reflect both the triumphs and tribulations of an individual's life experiences.
1.1 Zoology (Of animal behaviour) associated with conflict.The agonistic behavior of many group-living animals, such as wintering passerines, ranges from overt aggression to more or less ritualized threat displays....
  • Rank was ascertained by observation of agonistic interactions between study animals.
  • In July 1997, we quantified only chases directed at other fish (some of which concluded with nips at other fish) because this was the most prevalent agonistic behavior we observed.
2 Biochemistry Relating to or acting as an agonist.Nicotine and the snake venom also bind these receptors with agonistic and antagonistic effects, respectively....
  • It has both agonistic actions and weak opioid antagonistic activity.
  • Apomorphine is also currently under study for use in the therapy of male impotence because of its dopamine agonistic effects.

Derivatives

agonistically

adverb ...
  • Models of interference competition, therefore, do not provide a satisfying answer to the question why foragers interact agonistically in such systems.
  • Clothing ideals were part of the larger social world in which social identity was agonistically nurtured and won or lost.
  • Also, they will foot grasp, lip-smack, nuzzle, gently grasp one another and sit pressed together in addition to agonistically responding to strangers.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek agōnistikos, from agōnistēs 'contestant' (see agonist).

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