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单词 'slight
释义

slight1 /slīt/

adjective
  1. Lacking solidity, massiveness, weight, significance
  2. Slim
  3. Slender
  4. Trifling
  5. Flimsy
  6. Small
  7. Smooth (obsolete)
  8. Slighting (obsolete)
adverb
  1. Slightly
  2. Slightingly, meanly
transitive verb
  1. To ignore or overlook disrespectfully
  2. To insult
  3. To toss contemptuously (Shakespeare)
  4. To smooth (obsolete)
  5. To raze, level to the ground (archaic)
noun
  1. Contemptuous indifference
  2. Discourteous disregard
  3. An affront by showing neglect or lack of respect
ORIGIN: Cf OE eorthslihtes close to the ground; ON slēttr, OLGer slicht plain, Du slecht bad, Ger schlecht bad

slightˈing adjective

slightˈingly adverb

slightˈish adjective

slightˈly adverb

slightˈness noun

(not) in the slightest

(not) at all

slight off (Shakespeare)

To put off, set aside, with contempt

slight over

To ignore

'slife /slīf/ or 'slight /slīt/ (archaic)

interjection

For God's life or light, exclamatory oaths

sleight (obsolete slight) /slīt/

noun
  1. Cunning
  2. Dexterity
  3. An artful trick
  4. A juggling trick
  5. Trickery
  6. A design, device, pattern (Spenser)
ORIGIN: ON slœ̄gth cunning, slœ̄gr sly

sleight of hand noun

Deceptive movement of the hands, esp in order to conceal or remove something, as in conjuring, legerdemain

sleightˈ-of-hand adjective

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