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Parkinson's law noun[ U ] humorousuk /ˈpɑː.kɪn.sənz ˌlɔː/ us /ˈpɑːr.kɪn.sənz ˌlɑː/ the idea that any piece of work will increase to fill as much time as you have to do it in帕金森定律(指工作总要拖到最后时限才能完成的一种观点) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Philosophy aesthete aesthetic aesthetically anthropocentric anthropocentrism epistemologically epistemology essentialism existential existentialism nihilistic non-deterministic non-philosophical notional ontological spatiotemporally superorganic supersensible syllogism syllogistic
Parkinson's Law | Business English Parkinson's Law noun[ S ] humorousukus the idea that work always increases to fill the time available for finishing it: A variant of Parkinson's Law says that the quantity of emails you receive rises to meet the time you set aside to read them. |