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1 dismal
/'dizməl/ * tính từ - buồn thảm, tối tăm, ảm đạm =dismal weather+ thời tiết ảm đạm =dismal prospects+ tiền đồ tối tăm, tương lai mù mịt - buồn nản, u sầu, phiền muộn =a dismal mood+ tâm trạng u sầu buồn nản !the dismal science - (xem) science -
2 science
/'saiəns/ * danh từ - khoa học =man of science+ nhà khoa học - khoa học tự nhiên - ngành khoa học =the science of optics+ ngành quang học - (thường)(đùa cợt) kỹ thuật (quyền anh) - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) trí thức, kiến thức !the dismal science - khoa kinh tế chính trị
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dismal science — n. [< use by T. CARLYLE Thomas in essay (1849)] the science of economics: a humorous usage … English World dictionary
DISMAL SCIENCE — Carlyle s name for the political economy that with self complacency leaves everything to settle itself by the law of supply and demand, as if that were all the law and the prophets. The name is applied to every science that affects to dispense … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
