| 词组 | politic, political |
| 释义 | politic, political Chambers 1985 distinguishes between politic and political. Actually politic is the earlier adjective used in reference to government and politics. Political has now superseded it in this use, except in the phrase body politic. Politic is now usually used to suggest shrewdness or tact: • A punch in the nose is about as direct a statement as you can make, but it is not always politic —Red Smith, N.Y. Times, 6 Oct. 1980 |
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