释义 |
disappropriˈation [n. of action, f. prec.: cf. F. désappropriation (17th c.).] The action of rendering disappropriate.
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Appropriation, To dissolve an appropriation, it is enough to present a clerk to the bishop, and he to institute and induct him: for that once done, the benefice returns to its former nature. This is called disappropriation. 1964Listener 19 Nov. 797/2 This demands an act of disappropriation, a disowning of the self,..and the substitution of the passive, perfectly detached will centred on God. |