| 单词 | plain man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplain man plain man n. (a) a layman; a person who is not a specialist or expert in a particular subject; (b) Philosophy a person not given to complex reasoning or philosophical speculation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosopher > [noun] > person who is not a philosopher plain man1658 1658 Mercurius Politicus No. 422. 647 (advt.) A new and accurate Map of the World, called, The plain Mans Globe or Map, because 1. the hard Terms or Names both of Land and Water are explained. [Etc.]. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xiii. 82 It is not necessary to prove the real existence of a Vacuum, but the Idea of it; which 'tis plain Men have, when they enquire and dispute, whether there be a Vacuum or no? 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xix. 181 In what manner a plain man, with nothing but common sense, could bear up against two such allies in science,—is hard to conceive. 1876 Mind 1 563 What does the ‘plain man’..mean by Moral Intuition? 1904 G. S. Fullerton Syst. Metaphysics xvii. 263 One cannot expect the plain man to realize clearly all that his doctrine implies. 1993 Time Out 31 Mar. 139/3 Our host..goes in search of singing stars in the fifth act of his plain man's guide to opera. < as lemmas |
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