单词 | low-minded |
释义 | > as lemmaslow-minded low-minded adj. (originally) †having a modest or humble character; not proud or haughty (obsolete); (now usually) focused on sordid, corrupt, or disreputable concerns; spec. immoral, unscrupulous; cf. high-minded adj. ΚΠ 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Pet. v. f. xiiii His [sc. God's] delyght is in lowe mynded heartes. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. Dv I know th'art an honest low minded Pigmey, for I ha seene thy shoulders lapt in a Plaiers old cast Cloake, like a Slie knaue as thou art. 1744 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons (new ed.) 141 Giddy Fashion and low-minded Pride. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 323 The four clowns..may be all very well for the low-minded holiday makers. 1836 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound II. xiv. 203 I have observed that the people in most monarchies are abject and low-minded in their deportment. 1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States II. 245 A low-minded, unscrupulous bully, notorious for his pro-Slavery sympathies. 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Aug. a22 Placing a veneer of civic responsibility on a low-minded and sleazy political ploy. < as lemmas |
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