pragmatic 音标拼音: [prægm'ætɪk]
a . 忙碌的,活跃的,实际的,国事的,实用主义的
忙碌的,活跃的,实际的,国事的,实用主义的
pragmatic adj 1 :
concerned with practical matters ; "
a matter -
of -
fact (
or pragmatic )
approach to the problem "; "
a matter -
of -
fact account of the trip " [
synonym : {
matter -
of -
fact }, {
pragmatic },
{
pragmatical }]
2 :
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [
synonym : {
pragmatic },
{
pragmatical }]
3 :
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory ; "
a hardheaded appraisal of our position "; "
a hard -
nosed labor leader "; "
completely practical in his approach to business "; "
not ideology but pragmatic politics " [
synonym :
{
hardheaded }, {
hard -
nosed }, {
practical }, {
pragmatic }]
n 1 :
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land [
synonym : {
pragmatic sanction }, {
pragmatic }]
Pragmatic \
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mat "
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Pragmatical \
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mat "
ic *
al \,
a . [
L .
pragmaticus busy ,
active ,
skilled in business ,
especially in law and state affairs ,
systematic ,
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
a thing done ,
business ,
fr . ?
to do :
cf .
F .
pragmatique .
See {
Practical }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to business or to affairs ;
of the nature of business ;
practical ;
material ;
businesslike in habit or manner .
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The next day . . .
I began to be very pragmatical .
--
Evelyn .
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We can not always be contemplative ,
diligent ,
or pragmatical ,
abroad ;
but have need of some delightful intermissions . --
Milton .
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Low ,
pragmatical ,
earthly views of the gospel .
--
Hare .
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2 .
Busy ;
specifically ,
busy in an objectionable way ;
officious ;
fussy and positive ;
meddlesome . "
Pragmatical officers of justice ." --
Sir W .
Scott .
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The fellow grew so pragmatical that he took upon him the government of my whole family . --
Arbuthnot .
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3 .
Philosophical ;
dealing with causes ,
reasons ,
and effects ,
rather than with details and circumstances ; --
said of literature . "
Pragmatic history ." --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
"
Pragmatic poetry ." --
M .
Arnold .
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{
Pragmatic sanction },
a solemn ordinance or decree issued by the head or legislature of a state upon weighty matters ;
--
a term derived from the Byzantine empire .
In European history ,
two decrees under this name are particularly celebrated .
One of these ,
issued by Charles VII .
of France ,
A .
D .
1438 ,
was the foundation of the liberties of the Gallican church ;
the other ,
issued by Charles VI .
of Germany ,
A .
D .
1724 ,
settled his hereditary dominions on his eldest daughter ,
the Archduchess Maria Theresa .
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Pragmatic \
Prag *
mat "
ic \,
n .
1 .
One skilled in affairs .
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My attorney and solicitor too ;
a fine pragmatic .
--
B .
Jonson .
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2 .
A solemn public ordinance or decree .
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A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed .
--
Prescott .
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104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pragmatic ":
Cyrenaic ,
Eleatic ,
Epicurean ,
Megarian ,
Stoic ,
advantageous ,
animist ,
animistic ,
appropriate ,
atomistic ,
balanced ,
banausic ,
beneficial ,
commodious ,
commonsense ,
cool ,
coolheaded ,
cosmotheistic ,
down -
to -
earth ,
earthy ,
eclectic ,
effective ,
effectual ,
efficient ,
empirical ,
employable ,
eudaemonistic ,
existential ,
expedient ,
feasible ,
fitting ,
functional ,
good for ,
hard ,
hard -
boiled ,
hardheaded ,
hedonic ,
hedonist ,
hedonistic ,
helpful ,
humanist ,
humanistic ,
idealistic ,
instrumentalist ,
levelheaded ,
logical ,
materialistic ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
mechanistic ,
metaphysical ,
monistic ,
naturalistic ,
nominalist ,
of general utility ,
of help ,
of service ,
of use ,
operable ,
panlogistical ,
pantheistic ,
philosophical ,
positivist ,
positivistic ,
practicable ,
practical ,
practical -
minded ,
pragmatical ,
pragmatist ,
proper ,
rational ,
rationalistic ,
realist ,
realistic ,
realizable ,
reasonable ,
sane ,
scholastic ,
scientific ,
scientistic ,
secular ,
sensationalistic ,
sensible ,
serviceable ,
sober ,
sober -
minded ,
sound ,
sound -
thinking ,
straight -
thinking ,
syncretistic ,
theistic ,
transcendentalist ,
transcendentalistic ,
unideal ,
unidealistic ,
unromantic ,
unsentimental ,
useful ,
utilitarian ,
vitalistic ,
voluntarist ,
voluntaristic ,
well -
balanced ,
workable ,
worldly
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