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标 题: "Word-of-the-Day":acephalous
发信站: 紫 丁 香 (Fri Oct 15 15:37:55 1999), 转信
acephalous (a-SEF-uh-lus) adj.
origin: from the Greek "akephalos", meaning without a head
1. headless or lacking a clearly defined head.
"Acephalous, adj.
In the surprising condition of the Crusader who absently pulled at
his
forelock some hours after a Saracen scimitar had, unconsciouly to
him,
passed through his neck..."
--Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
2. having no leader.
"The militia movement is acephalous, decentralized, and open to
characters of all kinds. So you will find some vile bigots in the
movement, preaching prejudice against blacks and Jews. You will also
find libertarians, New Leftists, paleoconservatives, and the odd UFO
nut."
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