| 单词 | presence of mind |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspresence of mind presence of mind n. [after classical Latin praesentia animī; compare French présence d'esprit (1656)] the ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action, esp. in an emergency or in a difficult situation; freedom from embarrassment, agitation, or panic. Cf. present adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] repressiona1413 governailc1425 willc1480 self-rule1532 coldness1548 stay1556 presentness of mind1598 coolness1607 cold blooda1609 temper1611 self-discipline1612 retention?1615 presence of mind?1624 self-governance1630 retentiveness1641 self-command1651 self-mastery1652 self-control1653 self-direction1653 self-restraint1656 self-possession1665 possessednessa1698 self-regulation1698 possession1703 retenue1747 sang-froid1750 self-collection1761 render1768 self-collectedness1805 self-repression1821 self-containedness1835 unimpulsiveness1860 cool-headedness1881 sophrosyne1889 cool1964 ?1624 G. Chapman tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 116 But O thou euer-blessed! Giue me still, Presence of minde, to put in Act, my will Varied, as fits, to all Occasion. 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 38 Great courage and presence of mind. 1704 N. N. tr. T. Boccalini Advts. from Parnassus III. 96 The Commander..never wanted Presence of Mind in the most immergent Dangers. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xix. 168 I had besides been led into a presence of mind, by being made a person of some consequence. 1792 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry I. i. 30 Teague, whose natural parts were not bad, and presence of mind considerable. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) IV. v. 95 She felt that she could so much more depend upon the sincerity of those who sometimes looked or said a careless or a hasty thing, than of those whose presence of mind never varied, whose tongue never slipped. View more context for this quotation 1883 J. G. McKendrick in Encycl. Brit. XV. 281/2 What is called ‘presence of mind’ really means that power of self-control which prevents the bodily energies being paralysed by strong sensory impressions. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 12/1 We would both have been drowned had I not, with great presence of mind, hit him on the head with a boat-hook. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! x. 130 With admirable presence of mind, they dragged me to a small surgery on the Corso, where my jaws were pried open with a sharp stick. 1996 Woman's Day (Sydney) 10 June 25/1 With courage and presence of mind, Kylie..drew on her gym training and kickboxing lessons to save her life. < as lemmas |
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