| 单词 | brain surgery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrain surgery brain surgery n. surgery performed on the brain, neurosurgery; (hence humorously) something requiring a high level of intelligence or expertise (frequently in negative constructions, implying that something is not difficult); cf. rocket science n. at rocket n.5 Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > [noun] > types of surgery generally plastic surgery1837 self-surgery1863 oral surgery1866 electrosurgery1870 Listerism1880 morioplasty1880 brain surgery1881 tachytomy1898 neurosurgery1904 radiosurgery1929 psychosurgery1936 microsurgery1959 microsurgery1960 cryosurgery1962 day surgery1968 work1968 biosurgery1969 psychic surgery1975 telesurgery1976 1881 United Service Mag. June 228 The coloured candidate for brain surgery was not however, so dull as he appeared. 1971 Nature 23 Apr. 524/1 Brain surgery which may affect language mechanisms is being contemplated. 1973 C. Bird Everything Woman needs to Know v. 101 ‘It isn't brain surgery,’ I told my mother. ‘What's wrong with bluffing? Most men do.’ 1978 Chicago Tribune 14 May d4 It [sc. management of a business] isn't easy, but it isn't brain surgery either. 2002 Time 15 Apr. 77/2 The setup is a little more involved, but it's still not brain surgery. < as lemmas |
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