The name of a village, proverbial for the folly of its inhabitants (‘wise men of Gotham’). (There is a village so named in Nottinghamshire, but it…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > location associated with (6) Gothama1500 The name of a village, proverbial for the folly of its inhabitants (‘wise men of Gotham’). (There is a village so named in Nottinghamshire, but it… Little Witham?1548 Little (or small) Witham: (used proverbially, with pun on wit, n., for) a place of which the inhabitants were remarkable for stupidity. Hence… Subcategories:— person belonging to (4) |
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