| 释义 |
viewy, a.|ˈvjuːɪ|
[f. view n.]
1. Of persons: Given to adopting speculative views on particular subjects; inclined to be unpractical or visionary.
1848J. H. Newman Loss & Gain i. iii. 20 Sheffield..was..fonder of hunting for views, and more in danger of taking up false ones. That is, he was ‘viewy’, in a bad sense. 1865Pall Mall G. I. 805/2 He there tempts viewy and inexperienced witnesses into a frank confession of their weaknesses. 1885Spectator 3 Oct. 1281/2 Lord Shaftesbury..was no viewy or screaming philanthropist;..he was a man of hard sense.
b. Similarly of writings, theories, etc.
1883Black Shandon Bells ix, I doubt whether the public care much about viewy books. 1885Pater Marius the Epicurean II. 145 Some fine speech you were pondering, some knotty question or viewy doctrine. 1889Spectator 9 Nov. 642/1 [Her] explanation of the French elections is viewy perhaps, but there is a thought in it which deserves attention.
2. slang. Attractive in appearance; showy.
1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 178/2 Then there's a sort of meal, now and then, off the odds and ends of the ham, such as isn't quite viewy enough for the public. 1851–61Ibid. III. 230/2 The slaughterers cared only to have them [sc. chests of drawers] viewy and cheap. |