figurative. The breast considered as the seat of thoughts and feelings. Cf. heart, n. int.adv. The repository of secret thoughts and counsels: hence…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [noun] > a thought, thoughts > hidden, inward (4) bosom1600 figurative. The breast considered as the seat of thoughts and feelings. Cf. heart, n. int.adv. The repository of secret thoughts and counsels: hence… underthought1602 (under-, prefix1 affix 4b.) arrière-pensée1617 A concealed thought or intention; an ulterior motive; a doubt, misgiving, or reservation. Also sometimes (and in earliest use) as a mass noun. thought-word1844 a word conceived in the mind but not uttered. |
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