strategy: [17] Etymologically, strategy denotes ‘leading an army’. It comes ultimately from Greek stratēgós ‘commander-in-chief, general’, a compound noun formed from stratós ‘army’ and ágein ‘lead’ (a relative of English act, agent, etc). From it was formed stratēgíā ‘generalship’, which reached English via French stratégie. Another derivative was stratēgeīn ‘be a general’, which in turn spawned stratégēma ‘act of a general’. This passed via Latin stratēgēma and French stratagème into English as stratagem [15].
strategy (n.)
1810, "art of a general," from French stratégie (18c.) and directly from Greek strategia "office or command of a general," from strategos "general, commander of an army," also the title of various civil officials and magistrates, from stratos "multitude, army, expedition, encamped army," literally "that which is spread out" (see structure (n.)) + agos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act (n.)). In non-military use from 1887.
实用例句
1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.
在当时那种一触即发的形势下,采取那样的策略太危险了。
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3. Making people feel foolish is emphatically not my strategy.
让人出丑显然不是我的策略。
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4. Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.
昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Haig was limited by his blinkered approach to strategy and tactics.