单词 | polygraphist |
释义 | polygraphistn. = polygrapher n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > paramedic > [noun] > using specific instrument > polygrapher polygraphist1891 polygrapher1954 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar > machine for detecting lies > user of polygraphist1891 polygrapher1954 1891 S. L. Simeon tr. E. Lavisse Youth Frederick the Great ii. 111 A man of really great learning..a polygraphist [Fr. polygraphe], whose very large knowledge of matters connected with law and politics was freely employed by his master. 1921 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 4 328 The eminent polygraphist, Don Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, the greatest of all Spanish writers of the nineteenth century. 1954 Reporter (N.Y.) 8 June 13/2 Only thirty-six percent of the psychologists (as against seventy-five percent of the polygraphists) agreed with this statement. 1998 Spirit No. 9. 97/2 Kennesaw is the police department's finest polygraphist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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