| 单词 |
impersonality |
| 释义 |
impersonality|ɪmpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ|
[f. impersonal + -ity.]
The quality or condition of being impersonal; absence of personality.
1769Sir W. Draper in Junius Lett. iv. 24 Junius..is pleased to tell me, that he addresses himself to me personally: I shall be glad to see him. It is his impersonality that I complain of. 1871Daily News 26 Sept., The strangest thing to note is the impersonality of the events—the uncontrollable character of the movement; the annihilation of individual influence in the general rush. 1882Fraser's Mag. XXVI. 65 The stability..of artistic form as contrasted with the fluctuating, changing impersonality of scientific fact. 1888Pall Mall G. 19 Sept. 2/2 Editorial impersonality must give place to distinct and familiar personality.
b. An impersonal being or creation.
1876Humphreys Coin-Coll. Man. xvii. 210 Idealised impersonalities of the deities of the Greek mythology. 1881Daily Tel. 12 Feb., The monopoly of governing power in an impersonality called ‘the State’. 1897W. P. Ker Epic & Rom. 288 Kingdoms, Church and Empire. Of those great impersonalities there was little known in Iceland. |
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