catalytic war

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A war initiated by one party and continued by others.
    — By this definition, World War I was a catalytic war, set off by Serbia and Austria, which also had some overtones of "reciprocal fear of surprise attack" and "self-fulfilling prophecy," because the side which mobilized first was likely to win.

词形变化

catalytic wars plural
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