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单词 verbalism
释义 ver·bal·ism
\pronunc at verbal I+ˌizəm\ noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : something expressed verbally : term, word
  < the verbalisms so frequently considered amusing in published lists of pupils' boners — Textbooks in Education >
 b. : phrasing, wording
  < himself reasonably discriminating in his verbalism, he is apt to quote less carefully phrased expressions from the writings of others — Times Literary Supplement >
2. : words used as or as if a substitute for or more significant than things : the equating of verbal quality with reality
 < the emancipation of science from verbalism — G.A.L.Sarton >
 < for the normal person every experience, real or potential, is saturated with verbalism — Edward Sapir >
3.
 a. : an empty form of words : a wordy expression of little meaning
  < has produced grandiose theories and pretentious verbalisms — Austin Warren & René Wellek >
 b. : wordiness
  < no time is wasted with superfluous verbalism — M.W.Smith >
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