单词 | at-all |
释义 | † at-alln. Obsolete. rare. A person who arrogantly pretends to knowledge of all matters or subjects.Alluding to the character of Sir Positive At-all in Thomas Shadwell's play, The Sullen Lovers (1668), a caricature of the playwright and politician, Sir Robert Howard (1626–98). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims polyhistor1588 omniscian1593 walking dictionary1609 polymathist1621 polymath1624 callent1637 polyhistorian1669 at-all1672 omniscient1710 universalist1713 dictionary1734 know-all1800 Crichton1807 pantologist1840 pansophist1864 encyclopaedist1871 know-it-all1873 omniscientist1932 pointy-head1969 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 3 He is so self-sufficient, and an At-all of so many capacities. 1782 J. Elphinston in tr. Martial Epigrams Contents p. xvi/2 To..Ponticus..the at-all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1672 |
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