单词 | virtuous spiral |
释义 | > as lemmasvirtuous spiral virtuous spiral n. = virtuous circle n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > beneficial influence > cycle of virtuous circle1903 virtuous cycle1922 virtuous spiral1924 1924 J. S. Huxley in Spectator 6 Sept. 326/1 Subsequent progress was in what, on the analogy of a vicious circle, we might call a ‘virtuous spiral’, each advance in sensory power making it advantageous to develop greater delicacy in the brain centres, and vice versa. 2007 Devel. in Pract. 17 175 A virtuous spiral of reflective enquiry and action. < as lemmas |
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