| 单词 | rough diamond |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrough diamond rough diamond n. (a) a diamond in its natural state, before it is cut and polished; (b) figurative a person having high intrinsic worth and good character but lacking in manners, education, or refinement. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good person > unpolished rough diamonda1625 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness > unrefined manners or behaviour > person bearc1395 carter1509 kensy?a1513 clumpertonc1534 club1542 lout1548 clinchpoop1555 clout-shoe1563 loose-breech1575 clown1583 hoyden1593 boor1598 kill-courtesy1600 rustic1600 clunch1602 loblolly1604 camel1609 clusterfist1611 loon1619 Grobian1621 rough diamonda1625 hoyde1636 clodhopper1699 roughhead1726 indelicate1741 vulgarian1809 snob1838 vulgarist1847 yahoo1861 cave-dweller1865 polisson1866 mucker1884 caveman1907 wampus1912 yobbo1922 yenta1923 yob1927 rude1946 cafone1949 no-neck1961 ocker1971 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] > uncut rough diamonda1625 point1698 a1625 J. Fletcher Wife for Moneth iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Hhhhhh2v/1 She is very honest, And will be hard to cut as a rough Diamond. 1685 R. Boyle Ess. Effects of Motion Suppl. 148 Having at the Diamond-Mine purchased..a rough Diamond. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *Cij Chaucer, I confess, is a rough Diamond. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 24 The value of a cut diamond is esteemed equal to that of a similar rough diamond of double weight. 1890 T. Keyworth in Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 49 He was a rough-looking man, and somebody called him a rough diamond. 1987 E. E. Smith Miss Melville Returns (1988) iii. 22 It seem ridiculous that..a rough diamond like Rafael should feel embarrassed by anyone else's behavior. 2006 Independent 10 Oct. 20/6 The world's 15th-largest rough diamond—about the size of a golf ball and called the Lesotho Promise. < as lemmas |
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