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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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by any terms
Yet the Cultural Revolution’s theatrical side meant more than
mere manipulation. The Maoist movement both reflected and
spurred events that were quite dramatic by any terms—conspiracy,
betrayal, rescue, and rebellion are among the great themes of any
art.
I think the phrase here means those are so dramatic that no terms can describe them. Do you think so?
Besides comprehension of the content, I can't understand the grammatical structure since the terms: conspiracy, betrayal, rescue, and rebellion, should all refer to the word 'term'. So how will you wirte this sentence if take away the dash.
mere manipulation. The Maoist movement both reflected and
spurred events that were quite dramatic by any terms—conspiracy,
betrayal, rescue, and rebellion are among the great themes of any
art.
I think the phrase here means those are so dramatic that no terms can describe them. Do you think so?
Besides comprehension of the content, I can't understand the grammatical structure since the terms: conspiracy, betrayal, rescue, and rebellion, should all refer to the word 'term'. So how will you wirte this sentence if take away the dash.
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rpsh I think the phrase here means those are so dramatic that no terms can describe them. Do you think so? No.
- rpsh I think the phrase here means those are so dramatic that no terms can describe them.
- Do you think so?
- No.
- 'By any terms' just means 'in any way', 'from any viewpoint'.
- rpsh I can't understand the grammatical structure since the terms: conspiracy, betrayal, rescue, and rebellion, should all refer to the word 'term'.
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rpshI think the phrase here means those are so dramatic that no terms can describe them. Do you think so?No. 'By any terms' just means 'in any way', 'from any viewpoint'.
rpshI can't understand the grammatical structure since the terms: conspiracy, betrayal, rescue, and rebellion, should all refer to the word 'term'. So how will you w
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