| 单词 | standpattism |
| 释义 | standpattism in British English (ˌstændˈpætɪzəm) noun 1. poker the action or practice of keeping one's hand unchanged 2. the quality or action of being resistant to change or remaining unchanged standpattism in American English (ˈstændˈpætɪzəm) noun belief in or the practice of resisting or refusing to accept change, esp. in politics Also: standpatism Word origin [1900–05, Amer.; standpat + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, burnout, decompression, elder statesman, hormone-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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