单词 | level head |
释义 | > as lemmaslevel head b. Said of the ‘head’ or mental ‘make up’: Well balanced. So level head, a well-balanced person. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] wittyc1380 perceivedc1425 sensible?a1439 sober-minded1534 staida1555 sonsy1568 mother-witted1593 unfoolish1603 capable1609 sober1619 hard-headed1779 commonsensical1792 sensical1795 sober-minded1811 common-sensible1813 savvy1826 common sensed1834 level1869 level-headed1879 square-headed1896 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [noun] > person sensible1747 level head1906 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xl. 426 The wanderers were right, and the heads of the same were level. 1870 Orchestra 12 Aug. 331/1 To tell a woman her head is level is apparently a compliment in America. 1876 B. Harte Gabriel Conroy vi. vii There is a strong feeling among men whose heads are level that this Minstrel Variety performance is a bluff. 1891 B. Harte First Family Tasajara ii. 71 Mrs. Ashwood's head was about as level as it was pretty. 1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million 204 James Williams belonged among the level heads. < as lemmas |
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