philippize
动词 v.
英 /ˈfɪlɪpaɪz/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon; (more generally) to speak as someone who has been wrongly inspired or corrupted.
— I know they set him up as a sort of oracle; because, with the best intentions in the world, he naturally philippizes, and chaunts his prophetic song in exact unison with their designs.
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To write or speak in the style of a philippic; to rant.
— I feel tempted, just here, to philippize the press. It needs castigation, but this will never prove effective, because a portion of the evil lies in the popular appetite.
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词源
词源 1
From Ancient Greek Φιλιππίζειν (Philippízein), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos), the name of Philip II of Macedon.
词源 2
From philipp(ic) + -ize.
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