0
Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Party politics has always been an exercise in compromise
1exercise
1c: the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option) —often used attributively<an option's exercise price>
4: a performance or activity having a strongly marked secondary or ulterior aspect <party politics has always been an exercise in compromise — H. S. Ashmore>
5b plural : a program including speeches, announcements of awards and honors, and various traditional practices of secular or religious character<commencement exercises>
2exercise
1b: to bring to bear : exert <exercise influence>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Questions:
1: What does 'option' mean above? What does 'attributively' denote?
2: What does this quote mean 'party politics has always been an exercise in compromise'?
3: What does 'character' mean above?
4: I would have written 'to bring to effect'. Does 'bear' have any such meaning which fits in the above context?
1c: the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option) —often used attributively<an option's exercise price>
4: a performance or activity having a strongly marked secondary or ulterior aspect <party politics has always been an exercise in compromise — H. S. Ashmore>
5b plural : a program including speeches, announcements of awards and honors, and various traditional practices of secular or religious character<commencement exercises>
2exercise
1b: to bring to bear : exert <exercise influence>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Questions:
1: What does 'option' mean above? What does 'attributively' denote?
2: What does this quote mean 'party politics has always been an exercise in compromise'?
3: What does 'character' mean above?
4: I would have written 'to bring to effect'. Does 'bear' have any such meaning which fits in the above context?
Top answer
Help, please!
- Help, please!
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
0
1. An "option" here is any arrangement (such as a purchase or sale at an agreed price) whereby you have a choice as to whether or not you go ahead with the deal at some time in the future. "Attributively" means that one noun (here "exercise") modifies another (here "price").
2. It means that you have to practise the art of compromise in order to succeed in party politics.
3. It
2. It means that you have to practise the art of compromise in order to succeed in party politics.
3. It
0
Related Questions