单词 | truistical |
释义 | truisticaladj. Now rare. = truistic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [adjective] axiomatical1654 truistic1810 truistical1829 1829 London Encycl. XIV. 399/2 This is so obvious, indeed, as to be in a manner truistical. 1858 Brit. Q. Rev. 56 444 While some are true, not to say truistical, others are as utterly false. 1906 Hibbert Jrnl. July 788 Quite obvious..in fact, almost suspiciously truistical. 2010 V. Smith Intimate Strangers i. iii. 120 By Aristotle's truistical calculation, such friendships do not add up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829 |
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