| 单词 | petition of principle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspetition of principle petition of principle n. (also petition of the principle, petition of a principle) = petitio principii n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > logical fallacy > begging the question petitio principii1531 begging of the question1579 petition of principle1579 craving of the principle1587 beggarya1603 precariousness1666 petitio1894 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 223 He must haue an easie aduersarie, or else he shall gaine litle by such petition of principles. 1618 G. Chapman in tr. Hesiod Georgicks Ep. Ded. sig. A2v Or if the allusion (or petition of the Principle) begge with too broad a Licence in the Generall. a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Ess. Pope i, in Wks. (1754) iii. 525 Their whole discourse..is one continued petition of principle. 1829 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. I. xv. 485 Those terms are puerile, and imply a petition of a principle. 1962 R. Sereno Rulers 58 The numerous descriptions of ruling classes or of élites are usually based on a petition of principle. 1999 Indian Ocean Newslet. (Nexis) 27 Mar. O'Michael's stated intentions and his sometimes naive petitions of principle on AENF's independence vis a vis its patrons in Addis Ababa and Khartoum. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。