单词 | policy |
释义 | policy policy1 /pol"euh see/, n. , pl. policies. 1. a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.: We have a new company policy. 2. a course of action adopted and pursued by a government, ruler, political party, etc.: our nation's foreign policy. 3. action or procedure conforming to or considered with reference to prudence or expediency: It was good policy to consent. 4. sagacity; shrewdness: Showing great policy, he pitted his enemies against one another. 5. Rare. government; polity. [1350-1400; ME policie government, civil administration < MF < L politia POLITY] Syn. 1. strategy, principle, rule. 4. acumen, astuteness, skill, art. Ant. 4. ingenuousness, naiveté. policy2 /pol"euh see/, n. , pl. policies. 1. a document embodying a contract of insurance. 2. a method of gambling in which bets are made on numbers to be drawn by lottery. 3. See numbers pool (def. 2). [1555-65; < MF police ( < It polizza < ML apodixa receipt << Gk apódeixis a showing or setting forth; see APODICTIC, -SIS) + -Y3] |
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