单词 | high-mindedness |
释义 | high-mindednessn. The quality or condition of being high-minded. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] highnesseOE orgelnessOE orgelOE orgula1200 hautainesse1297 deignoushedec1330 daina1400 hautesse1399 hautainetya1450 orgulitya1470 courage1484 haughtness1489 stateliness1509 stomacha1513 heighta1525 stiffness1526 fastidie1536 disdainfulness1548 loftiness1548 fastidiousness?1555 haughtiness1555 high-mindedness1571 squeamishness1580 hichtiness1596 morguec1598 signory1598 superciliosity1606 overliness1610 superciliousness1622 excelsity1623 hauteura1628 cavalierism1643 supercilium1657 condescendency1667 supercile1679 uncondescension1681 superbness1682 fastidiosity1704 condescension1752 aristocratism1792 aristocracy1822 patricianism1826 touch-me-not-ishness1836 cavalierishness1860 patronization1944 society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [noun] > high-mindedness or magnanimity high-mindedness1571 handsomeness1577 noble-mindedness1583 generousness1593 ingenuity1598 magnanimity1598 magnanimousness1606 ingenuousness1611 megalopsychy1656 generosity1783 high thinking1807 greatheartedness1813 kalokagathia1921 megalopsychia1962 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. lxiii. 12 His godly hyghmyndednesse is to bee noted. 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. v. viii. 444 To cure many diseases, as carelesnesse, high mindednesse and too much ease-taking. 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 39 Oh beloved, let us abate of this high-mindednesse. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 117 There appears to be no manner of reason or foundation for Pride or High-mindedness. 1789 A. Bayly Alliance Musick, Poetry & Oratory i. 146 That species of high mindedness, which enables a man to enjoy the good things of this life with moderation. 1826 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 450 It sets in a strong light the highmindedness..of that tribunal, which is often the last resort in party contests. 1884 W. S. Lilly in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 256 High-mindedness, he says, is the crown of all virtue, and the high-minded man occupies himself with honour. 1939 R. Paxson Wealth, Walk & Warfare of Christian ii. i. 99 There was no room for highmindedness or boastfulness even in [the apostle] Paul. 1978 J. Meyers K. Mansfield x. 131 Weekends..were characterized by high spirits and high-mindedness, pacificism, poetry and all that was ultra-modern in the arts. 2010 New Yorker 8 Mar. 83/3 Ridiculing liberals who want safety and, at the same time, the luxury of high-mindedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1571 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。