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单词 thick-skinned
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thick-skinnedadj.

Brit. /ˌθɪkˈskɪnd/, U.S. /ˈθɪkˌskɪnd/, /ˌθɪkˈskɪnd/
Forms: see thick adj. and n. and skinned adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thick adj., skinned adj.
Etymology: < thick adj. + skinned adj.With sense 2 compare thickskin n.
1. Having a thick skin; of plants, fruits, etc., having a thick outer coat or peel.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > outer covering
thick-skinned1545
investing1615
vaginal1653
sheathed1664
cortical1677
vaginated1770
vaginate1777
tegumental1822
tegumentary1828
calycine1872
walled1875
tunicary1900
the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > having covering or integument
thick-skinned1813
the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of layers of tissue and stoma
cortical1672
cuticular1830
hypodermal1854
stomatiferous1866
dermal1874
peristomatic1874
tapetal1882
thick-skinned1884
1545 Bibliotheca Eliotæ Callosus, thicke skynned.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxix. 346 Men..who are thicke skinned..be more grosse of sence and understanding.
1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. iii. 132 In the south of Europe, hard or thin-skinned wheat is in higher estimation, than soft or thick-skinned wheat.
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. ii. 33/2 Did not these bristly thick-skinned beings [sc. hogs] here manifest intelligence?
1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 38 The superficial position of the stomata is the rule for herbaceous less thick-skinned parts.
2. figurative. Dull of sensation or feeling; obtuse, stolid; now esp. not sensitive to criticism or rebuff; the opposite of thin-skinned.
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > shameless or thick-skinned
shamelessc897
hard-skinnedc1450
past shame1509
unblushing1595
steel-browed1600
thick-skinned1602
dead to shame1780
case-hardened1836
unsnubbable1847
hard-shelled1848
pachydermatous1849
hard-boiled1884
armour-plated1887
tough-minded1927
chalcenterous1946
chalcenteric1964
1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iii. iv. 1383 The Seruile current of my slyding verse, Gently shal runne into his thick skind eares.
1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall i. 13 They that are so thick skinned as still to credit the story of the Phœnix.
1828 W. Scott Jrnl. 26 June (1941) 267 He will be thick-skind if he stands the clamour.
1885 American 9 387 He is too thick-skinned to mind eloquent and indignant criticism.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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