| 单词 | present to oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspresent to oneself 4. Having the mind, thought, etc., focused on or closely engaged with what one is doing; attentive, alert, aware (opposed to absent adj. 4); prompt to perceive or act, ready, quick-witted; having presence of mind, collected, self-possessed (usually in present to oneself). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adjective] carefulc1050 soignous1340 mindfula1382 tentivec1386 presentc1395 attendant1432 tendable?c1450 advicefulc1454 thoughtyc1480 neara1500 respective1525 heedful1548 heedy1548 prick-eared?1550 attendable1552 attentive1577 tentible1603 observative1609 unpreoccupied1643 advertent1646 presential1652 inspectivea1684 tent1789 attentful- the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > prompt to act radeOE yevereOE snellOE ratheOE spacka1200 quickc1300 eagerc1325 readyc1330 tallc1374 smartc1380 desirousc1386 rifec1390 promptc1425 speedy?1504 nimblea1547 present1548 go-ahead1825 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > alert warec1000 erect1544 present1548 prick-eared?1550 open-eyed1565 erecteda1586 wakened1609 arrect1646 alerta1728 downc1770 wide awake1785 brighta1819 noticing1820 featy1844 undreamy1848 yary1855 the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective] coolc1430 coldc1500 within oneself (itself, etc.)1518 cool-headed1684 present to oneself1692 possesseda1698 self-restrained1700 self-collecteda1711 cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732 self-possessing1732 self-regulating1755 cool-brained1765 self-possessed1766 self-restraining1777 self-disciplined?1791 self-controlling1796 self-repressed1814 self-controlled1822 self-contained1838 self-repressing1849 unimpulsive1856 posé1858 downbeat1953 cucumber-cool1955 supercool1965 c1395 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 80 But on his lust present was al his thoght. c1451 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert (1910) 96 (MED) Now wex he absent to seculer þingis and more present to euerlasting desires. 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. G vj My lord Marshal & the other, with present mynde & courage, waerely and quikly continued their coorse towarde them [sc. the enemy]. 1554 J. Hooper Let. 6 May in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1570) III. 1687/1 Oure memories..be not as present & quicke, as theirs bee. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 14 Shewing in all his answers a present mind and courage. 1632 Campion Englished Translator's Ep. 21 By which passages we may easily see, how farre he was from all consternation & dismaydnes, being indeede most present to himself, as one replenished with heauenlie comfort and resolution. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables ccxxxv. 205 'Tis a High Point of Honour, Philosophy and Vertue, for a Man to be Present to Himself as to be always Provided against All Encounters, and Accidents whatsoever. 1712 P. Leigh Life S. Wenefride 23 Being perfectly present to her self, in the dangerous Occasion. 1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. I. 99 Lord Scarborough being generally splenetic and absent; Lord Chesterfield always cheerful and present. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xv. 114 You must be present to yourself, and put in a word now-and-then. 1864 J. R. Lowell McClellan's Rep. in Wks. (1890) V. 115 It is the faculty of being a present man, instead of a prospective one; of being ready, instead of getting ready. 1989 J. Tatelbaum You don't have to Suffer (1990) iv. xxix. 195 Being present to your experience, whatever it is, means just that, living your experience as it happens, confronting the moment head-on instead of running away or distracting yourself or closing down. < as lemmas |
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