单词 | arm's-length |
释义 | arm's-length[ ahrmz-lengkth, -length ] / ˈɑrmzˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ / adjectivenot closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship. Origin of arm's-lengthFirst recorded in 1645–55 Words nearby arm's-lengtharmrest, arms, Arms and the Man, arms control, armscye, arm's-length, arms race, armstand dive, Armstrong, Armstrong, Louis, arm-twist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for arm's-lengtharm's-length adjectivelacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closenesswe now have an arm's-length relationship (of commercial transactions) in accordance with market values, disregarding any connection such as common ownership of the companies involved 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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