| 释义 |
ˈheavy-ˈhanded, a.
1. a. Having the hands heavy from physical incapacity or weariness. b. ‘Clumsy; not active or dextrous’ (Webster 1828).
a1633Austin Medit. (1635) 137 If we grow weary (like Moses who was heavy-handed) yet let Aaron and Hur..lift them up againe. 1647Trapp Comm. Hebr. v. 11 Slow-paced and heavy-handed.
2. Having the hands laden; full-handed.
1864Burton Scot Abr. I. iii. 117 They came back heavy-handed with droves and flocks.
3. a. Oppressive; overbearing.
1883B. M. Croker Pretty Miss Neville xvi. (1884) 143 Some day Nemesis will arrive heavy-handed, in the shape of a couple of pretty grown-up daughters.
b. Of a joke, humour, etc.: clumsy.
1910A. C. Benson Diary 7 Dec. (1926) 199 Their jokes are very heavy-handed, and generally involve discomfort for the victim. 1934Amer. Speech IX. 158/2 The work of heavy-handed humorists.
Hence heavy-ˈhandedness, heaviness of hand; the opposite of lightness of hand.
1892Athenæum 26 Nov. 736/2 The dialogue gives an impression of heavy-handedness. |