单词 | soft-minded |
释义 | > as lemmassoft-minded soft-minded adj. having a weak intellect or will; (also) lenient or compassionate, esp. excessively so. ΚΠ a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. M3v Quyet, milde, soft minded, tractable and meeke. 1677 R. Scamler Serm. preached at Great Yarmouth Ep. Ded. sig. A3v A more Popular Argument to use for the seduction of soft-minded and weakly-principled Protestants. 1812 J. Jopp Hist. Refl. Constit. & Representative Syst. Eng. 85 He was..so soft-minded and easily led, that..he wasted the permanent revenues of the Crown by yielding to the interested solicitations of many of the barons. 1919 E. O'Neill Moon of Caribbees 189 It's soft-minded she is,..an' stupid. 2008 Economist 12 July 60/2 He is too naive and soft minded to hold the most powerful job in the world. < as lemmas |
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