| 单词 | light-brained |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight-brained b. With reference to the thoughts or reasoning, forming adjectives with the sense ‘having (a) frivolous or foolish ——; characterized by frivolous ——’, by combining with a noun + - ed, as in light-brained, light-thoughted, etc.See also light-minded adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 259 Than jt is sum part dishonourable, till him tobe callit sa lycht wittit, yat he suld mak sa sudane ane appellacioun, and syne to repent, and gayncall his proposicioun. 1577 H. Rhodes Bk. Nurture (new ed.) sig. C.i For lyght witted or dronken sure, men will name thee in talke. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. K The proud corrupters of the light-brainde king. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 86 A foolish light witted fellow. 1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Prometheus Chain'd in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 26 Unfruitfull labour and light-thoughted folly. 1876 J. Weiss Wit, Humor, & Shakespeare x. 347 It [sc. the daisy] represents frivolous and light-thoughted girls. 2003 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 Feb. 3 Not, you might say, a perfect crime, unless of course the light-fingered, light-brained perpetrator thought he could blend in. < as lemmas |
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