| 单词 | fool-holy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfool-holy f. As a modifier of adjectives, with the sense ‘like a fool; as —— as a fool; foolishly ——’, as in fool-fine, fool-holy.The earliest and most common formation of this type is foolhardy adj. A number of examples imitate or are alternatives to it, e.g. fool-bold, fool-heady. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > reckless daring > [adjective] > rash or overbold hardy?c1225 over-hardyc1225 temeraryc1410 overbolda1425 temerous1461 temerarious1532 fool-bold1549 over-daringa1593 fool-heady1611 temeritous1892 1549 J. Bale in J. Leland Laboryouse Journey Concl. sig. ffiijv Some in corners hath bene folebolde. 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. B3v So foole-holy as to make scruple of conscience where profit presents it selfe. 1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. I2v To knowe the price of Sattin and Veluet, and toies to make him foole-fine. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. i. 184/1 Begging pardon for his foole-heady forwardnesse. 1613 G. Chapman Reuenge Bussy D'Ambois i. sig. C1v Men thither come, to laugh, and feede foole-fat. 1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls iv. 89 Up starts the fool-kind Mother, and stark wild Cries out, What mean you? and snatch'd up her child. 1868 E. Waugh Sneck-bant ii. 25 He ails nought 'at aw know on, nobbut he talks to mich off at th' side, neaw an' then; an' he's foo'-hard. 1977 Washington Post 29 June (Final ed.) (Sports section) d1/1 Only the fool-happy would predict a .400 for anybody with more than half a season to play. < as lemmas |
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