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单词 ear-minded
释义

ear-minded

[ eer-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈɪərˌmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

tending to perceive one's environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc.
Compare eye-minded, motor-minded.

Origin of ear-minded

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM ear-minded

ear-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby ear-minded

early-type star, early warning, early-warning system, early wood, earmark, ear-minded, earmuff, earn, earned income, earned run, earned run average
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Example sentences from the Web for ear-minded

  • Now, most of the sparrows seem to be ear-minded, at least as far as their recognition of their mates are concerned.

    The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Not many people are ear-minded; not nearly so many are as eye-minded.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster
  • In the first case you are eye-minded; in the second, ear-minded; in the third, motor-minded.

    Natural Wonders|Edwin Tenney Brewster
  • But Madam English Sparrow was apparently eye-minded rather than ear-minded.

    The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
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