| 单词 | rock of eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock of eye b. rock of eye: estimation, as opposed to accurate measurement; guesswork; cf. by rack of eye at rack n.5 6. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > [noun] i-sightc888 seneOE lightOE eyesightc1175 sightc1200 rewarda1382 seeingc1390 viewc1390 outwitc1400 starec1400 speculation1471 eyec1475 vision1493 ray1531 visive power1543 sightfulnessa1586 outsight1605 conspectuitya1616 visibility1616 optics1643 rock of eye1890 visuality1923 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 183/2 Rock of eye and rule of thumb (tailors), refers to doing anything which requires scientific treatment by guesswork. 1957 N. Squire Theory of Bidding xlii. 216 Honour-tricks will be counted at their normal value as in the Table of Honour-tricks, but with additions found by rock-of-eye. 2005 S. Haywood French National Cinema (ed. 2) ii. 79 Editing techniques were not terribly sophisticated in these early days and the final effect was more the result of rock of eye than anything else. < as lemmas |
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