单词 | advisee |
释义 | adviseen. A person who is being or has been advised; a recipient of advice. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > one who asks advice or consults counsellor1483 consulter1652 consultrix1665 advisee1797 guidee1922 1797 T. Twining Let. 14 Dec. (1991) II. 502 Advisers are not apt to consider sufficiently the difference between the character, taste, turn, &c. of the advisee & that of themselves. 1824 New Monthly Mag. 11 12 The adviser reminded the advisee of those happy days. 1856 T. Carlyle Let. 25 Apr. (1923) 297 ‘Nobody follows advice,’ they say; which means withal, ‘Advice never hits the case; the case is not known to any Adviser, but only to the Advisee.’ 1908 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 487/2 The freshman adviser..is not required to see his advisees except at the opening of the college year. 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) iv. 70 To have advisees in the reading courses double up in the tutorial hour. 2004 T. V. Morris Stoic Art of Living iii. 23 It might..serve well as the first, or perhaps the last, piece of advice any career counselor gives his advisees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † adviseeadj.α. Middle English auise, Middle English auyse, Middle English avesy, Middle English aveyse, Middle English avise, Middle English avisee, Middle English avisy, Middle English avyse; Scottish pre-1700 avise, pre-1700 avyse, pre-1700 avysy, pre-1700 avysye, pre-1700 awise, pre-1700 awyse, pre-1700 awysee, pre-1700 awysse. β. late Middle English aduisy, late Middle English advysy; N.E.D. (1885) also records a form late Middle English aduysee. Obsolete. Well advised; discreet, prudent; shrewd, canny. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute oldOE witterc1100 pratc1175 smeighc1200 fellc1300 yap13.. far-castinga1387 parlousc1390 advisee?a1400 politic?a1439 astucec1550 political1577 astute1611 knowing1664 shrewda1684 sharp1697 leery1718 peery1721 fly1811 canny1816 flash1818 astucious1823 varmint1829 chickaleary1839 wide1879 snide1883 varminty1907 crazy like (or as) a fox1935 ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 188 (MED) Of werre & of bataile he was fulle auise [rhyme he]. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 5252 (MED) Also þe kyng, and his meigne, Gladdest weren and aveyse. 1444 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1837) VI. 323 (MED) Whos notable and advysy labours & diligences. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxiii. 432 (MED) The sauage man was right wise and avisee. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) ii. 95 In governance scho wes happy, And avysy wes off were. 1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneados v. ix. 35 Scharp mynestheus wer, and awysee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1797adj.?a1400 |
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