单词 | verbalism |
释义 | verbalism[ vur-buh-liz-uhm ] / ˈvɜr bəˌlɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR verbalism ON THESAURUS.COM nouna verbal expression, as a word or phrase. the way in which something is worded; choice of words; phrasing. a phrase or sentence having little or no meaning. a use of words considered as predominating over or obscuring ideas or reality; verbiage. Origin of verbalismFirst recorded in 1780–90; verbal + -ism Words nearby verbalismverb, verbal, verbal adjective, verbal auxiliary, verbal irony, verbalism, verbalist, verbality, verbalize, verbally, verbal noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for verbalism
British Dictionary definitions for verbalismverbalism / (ˈvɜːbəˌlɪzəm) / nouna verbal expression; phrase or word an exaggerated emphasis on the importance of words by the uncritical acceptance of assertions in place of explanations, the use of rhetorical style, etc a statement lacking real content, esp a cliché Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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