parrot-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈparətlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrətˌlaɪk/

Forms: see parrot n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parrot n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

= parrot-fashion adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adverb]

parrot-like1575

parrot-fashion1839

vacuously1860

1575 G. Gascoigne Epist. to Yong Gentlemen in Poesies sig. ¶¶iij There are also certaine others, who..thinke it sufficient if (Parrot like) they can rehearse things without booke.

1648 W. Petty Advice to Hartlib (new ed.) 23 Reading hard Hebrew words in the Bible..or parratlike repeating heteroclitous nounes, and verbs.

1662 S. Patrick Brief Acct. Latitude-men 19 But the Son all this while being as inept at understanding things, as apt Parrot-like to catch at words, was dissatisfied.

1723 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. xxvii. 242 But your illit'rate Dunce.., cons his Lesson till by heart 'tis got, And, Parrot-like, talks Scripture but by rote.

1835 Southern Literary Messenger Feb. 274/2 By inducing the habit of learning parrot-like, by rote—by sound merely—without exercise of the thinking power.

1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. v. 39 Why do I repeat them, parrot-like?

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage ix. 30 He did not try to understand, but merely to get them parrot-like into his memory.

2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 15 Dec. f4 Expressions like ‘boots on the ground’..are used by one or other of the key figures, then picked up parrot-like by the others.

B. adj.

1. Characterized by mindless and mechanical repetition; = parrot-fashion adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adjective] > mechanical

parrot-like1792

parrot-fashion1953

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman xii. 376 How much time is lost in teaching them to recite what they do not understand? whilst..the mammas listen with astonishment to the parrot-like prattle, uttered in solemn cadences.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 246 In the education of mentally feeble children, parrot-like repetition should be carefully avoided.

1919 W. Lewis Caliph's Design iv. v. 70 The parrot-like echo of all this turmoil turns up punctually in our Press.

2002 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 10 The parrot-like cry was the same. That is: the money isn't important, I'm only doing it for the good of my fellow man.

2. Resembling (that of) a parrot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective]

parroty1822

parrot-like1824

psittaceous1829

poll-parroty1837

psittacine1874

psittacean1890

1824 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 114 415 The parrot-like beak which Rumphius has described of nautilus pompilius.

1956 Times 2 Aug. 10/5 Crossbills may also be detected by..their short, deeply forked tails; and, on closer view, by their parrot-like movements and postures.

1994 Bird Keeper May 46/2 It is usually recommended that Rosellas be housed in pairs in separate aviaries alongside completely different species of Parrot-like birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parrot-like
释义	parrot-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈparətlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɛrətˌlaɪk/ Forms: see parrot n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parrot n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. = parrot-fashion adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adverb] parrot-like1575 parrot-fashion1839 vacuously1860 1575 G. Gascoigne Epist. to Yong Gentlemen in Poesies sig. ¶¶iij There are also certaine others, who..thinke it sufficient if (Parrot like) they can rehearse things without booke. 1648 W. Petty Advice to Hartlib (new ed.) 23 Reading hard Hebrew words in the Bible..or parratlike repeating heteroclitous nounes, and verbs. 1662 S. Patrick Brief Acct. Latitude-men 19 But the Son all this while being as inept at understanding things, as apt Parrot-like to catch at words, was dissatisfied. 1723 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. xxvii. 242 But your illit'rate Dunce.., cons his Lesson till by heart 'tis got, And, Parrot-like, talks Scripture but by rote. 1835 Southern Literary Messenger Feb. 274/2 By inducing the habit of learning parrot-like, by rote—by sound merely—without exercise of the thinking power. 1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. v. 39 Why do I repeat them, parrot-like? 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage ix. 30 He did not try to understand, but merely to get them parrot-like into his memory. 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 15 Dec. f4 Expressions like ‘boots on the ground’..are used by one or other of the key figures, then picked up parrot-like by the others. B. adj. 1. Characterized by mindless and mechanical repetition; = parrot-fashion adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > absence of thought > [adjective] > mechanical parrot-like1792 parrot-fashion1953 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman xii. 376 How much time is lost in teaching them to recite what they do not understand? whilst..the mammas listen with astonishment to the parrot-like prattle, uttered in solemn cadences. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 246 In the education of mentally feeble children, parrot-like repetition should be carefully avoided. 1919 W. Lewis Caliph's Design iv. v. 70 The parrot-like echo of all this turmoil turns up punctually in our Press. 2002 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 10 The parrot-like cry was the same. That is: the money isn't important, I'm only doing it for the good of my fellow man. 2. Resembling (that of) a parrot. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective] parroty1822 parrot-like1824 psittaceous1829 poll-parroty1837 psittacine1874 psittacean1890 1824 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 114 415 The parrot-like beak which Rumphius has described of nautilus pompilius. 1956 Times 2 Aug. 10/5 Crossbills may also be detected by..their short, deeply forked tails; and, on closer view, by their parrot-like movements and postures. 1994 Bird Keeper May 46/2 It is usually recommended that Rosellas be housed in pairs in separate aviaries alongside completely different species of Parrot-like birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1575
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