单词 | mind-reader |
释义 | mind-readern. A person who can discern (or appear to discern) the thoughts of another. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > telepathy > one who practises thought-reader1851 mind-reader1873 telepath1885 telepathist1885 1873 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Gaz. 23 Aug. 6/3 The glowing accounts which the press unanimously gave of Mr. Brown's success as a mind-reader. 1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 18 Jan. i A mind-reader and spirit medium gave an exhibition of his powers. 1969 K.-H. Scheer & W. Ernsting Radiant Dome i. ii. 110 He was not a mind reader or a telepath, but he was still capable of sensing other people's emotions. 1988 A. Desai Baumgartner's Bombay iv. 129 Perhaps the close proximity in which they lived made the men mind-readers. 1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 14 Feb. There was no need for a mind-reader to determine his feelings one cold, October night..when St Johnstone put three past Hearts in the League Cup semi-final. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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