| 单词 | above one's head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabove one's head P7. above one's head: beyond one's comprehension or intellectual capacity. Cf. over a person’s head (head n.1 Phrases 1k(e)). ΚΠ 1655 F. Osborne Advice to Son iv. 108 If he found his side worsted, he had the dexterous sagacity to mount the Argument above the Heads of the major part. 1804 F. Ames Wks. (1809) 283 The body of the people, who cannot feel a spirit of rivalship towards those, whom they see elevated by nature and education so far above their heads, are more equitable, and..more intelligent judges. 1865 E. C. Gaskell Cousin Phillis iii. 76 Mr. Holdsworth..often talked above her head in intellectual matters. 1914 J. Joyce Dubliners 221 He was undecided about the lines from Robert Browning for he feared they would be above the heads of his hearers. 1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) ii. 58 Lillian took him to a meeting at the Educational Settlement but it was a bit above his head. < as lemmas |
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