English Dictionary

last-wordism

名詞

不可算名詞

A tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.

日本語の意味

議論や決定、または他のあらゆる行動において、自分の意見で最後の発言をしようとする傾向 / 議論や口論で最後に一言を発することに固執する性質

Her last-wordism derailed the meeting when she interrupted every compromise with one final objection.

彼女はいつも最後に一言言いたがる傾向が原因で、妥協があるたびに最後の反論を挟んで会議を脱線させた。

意味（1）

A tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.

The restaurant-bar, serving American food, is a prime example of last-wordism. The entrance is embellished with lighted color photographs of a dozen or so major cities of the world, from San Francisco to Calcutta to Sydney, each with a big brass clock showing the time in that city.