| 单词 | thick-skinned |
| 释义 | thick-skinned (once / 33483 pages) adj To be thick-skinned is to not be bothered by criticism and rejection. When you're thick-skinned, you're mentally tough. It can help you to remember the meaning of this term if you think about it literally. Someone with thick, tough, rough skin isn't going to be hurt by a little pinch or paper cut, unlike someone with thin skin. So thick-skinned people are also unaffected by less physical harms, like being criticized, rejected, or turned down. If you're thick-skinned, you don't let failure or disappointment get you down: you keep believing in yourself and moving forward. WORD FAMILYthick-skinned USAGE EXAMPLES“Look what he’s been through. How would he feel? He would have been thick-skinned — no emotions can override him.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) Darker, thick-skinned orange sweet potatoes are sweeter, with a moist interior that holds together after cooking. Los Angeles Times(Nov 04, 2016) He was regarded as thick-skinned and insensitive—even cruel. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) adj insensitive to criticism Syn tough-skinned insensitive deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive |
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