definitioneering

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of creating, usually by making up, definitions.

    幽默 罕用 不可数

    Are we entitled to so define, or is Hook bogged down in a form of "persuasive definitioneering"?

    Makkonen argues that the rationale of the rights concerned should always be taken as a point of departure, rather than an attempt at a priori 'definitioneering'.

词源

Blend of definition + engineering or from definition + -eer + -ing

来源:wiktionary