| 单词 | spiralist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈspiralist ˈspiralist n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > socially mobile mobile1846 vertical1927 upward-mobile1949 spiralist1957 upwardly mobile1964 society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > social mobility > person spiralist1957 1957 W. Watson in M. Gluckman Closed Systems & Open Minds (1964) vi. 148 A spiralist's possible range of activity is the total number of fields within which his education qualifies him to compete. 1957 W. Watson in M. Gluckman Closed Systems & Open Minds (1964) vi. 149 The generic spiralist culture. 1962 A. Sampson Anat. Brit. xxviii. 461 The career of a corporation manager cuts across traditional societies and local communities; he is a ‘spiralist’—moving towards the top in narrowing circles, from one community or country to another, gathering local experience before he settles in the head office as a senior executive. 1969 C. Bell Middle Class Families ii. 40 There were 13 ‘blocked’ spiralists who admitted they were not at the top. < as lemmas |
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