| 单词 | escapology |
| 释义 | > as lemmasescaˈpology escaˈpology n. the methods and technique of escaping, esp. from captivity or danger; the calling of an escapologist. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > technique of escape escapology1939 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > transfer of feelings > [noun] > distraction from reality escape1853 escapist1933 escapology1939 1939 T. Koeves Timetable for Tramps 22 At the higher escapology, the escape from reality by the use of the imagination aided by fashionable dopes, I had found myself to be a duffer. 1959 Times 29 Dec. 6/6 This was P—'s seventeenth escape from prisons and approved schools... At his trial..he was described as ‘a past master in the art of escapology’. 1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 341/3 I carefully read all the books in the library about disasters by sea, fire, earthquake..and marked those passages which seemed to contain some lesson in escapology. 1966 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 14 (caption) Escapology adviser to the musical, ‘Man of Magic’. < as lemmas |
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