单词 | to believe one's eyes |
释义 | > as lemmasto believe one's (own) eyes b. to believe one's (own) eyes [compare Middle French, French en croire ses yeux (end of the 12th cent. in Old French)] : to believe or accept what one is seeing. Chiefly in negative contexts. Cf. believe v. 3b. ΚΠ 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xxiv. f. ccv They did neither perfectly beleue theyr owne iyes, nor theyr eares, nor theyr handes. 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. i. 155 Those which had seene him & knowne him before, could then scarce beleiue their owne eyes. 1764 T. Mortimer New Hist. Eng. I. vi. 482/1 Wallace, who narrowly watched all the motions of the English, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw them preparing to cross the river. 1807 C. Lamb Tales from Shakespear I. 200 Lear at first could not believe his eyes or ears, nor that it was his daughter who spoke so unkindly. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 441/3 I could scarcely believe my eyes, as I saw him galloping over the hill out of sight. 1922 L. F. Perkins Sc. Twins 101 Jean was so astonished that for an instant she could not believe her own eyes. 2006 J. B. Quinn Smart & Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People vii. 170 Believe your own eyes. The research on index funds is right. < as lemmas |
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