| 单词 | the wise men of gotham |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe wise men of Gotham b. Ironically applied to a fool or simpleton, as in the wise men of Gotham (see Gotham n. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > location associated with > person belonging to the wise men of Gotham1526 Gothamist1589 Gotham1685 Gothamite1802 1471 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 570 Yonge Wyseman, othyrwyse callyd foole.] 1526 C. Mery Talys Kal. sig. Aiv Of the .iii. wyse men of gotam. ?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 199 The wise men of gotum are risen againe. 1596 W. Raleigh Discoverie Guiana (new ed.) 5 Who like Wise men in the absence of their Captaine followed the Indians. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 32 It were..too Churlish to grudge these talkers the Character of the only Wisemen of G——. < as lemmas |
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