† thorough-seev.

Forms:

α. see through- prefix and see v.

β. early Middle English þuruh-seon, 1500s thorough-see, 1500s thorow-see.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian thruchsiā (West Frisian trochsjen ), Middle Dutch dōresien (Dutch doorzien ), Middle Low German dörchsēn , Old High German duruhsehan (Middle High German durchsehen , German durchsehen ), Gothic þairhsaihwan < the Germanic base of through- prefix + the Germanic base of see v. With the β. forms compare thorough- prefix.In Old English a strong verb of Class V.

Obsolete.

transitive. To see through (literal and figurative). Cf. to see through —— 1 at see v. Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)]

seeOE

to see with (also at) eyeOE

yseeOE

bihowec1000

ofseeOE

thorough-seeOE

beholdc1175

bihedec1275

heedc1275

witec1320

conceivea1398

observe1560

view?1570

eye1582

oculate1609

survey1615

snilch1676

deek1825

peep1954

OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 368 Þæt is seo swutelung his soðan godcundnysse, þæt he mæg asmeagan ealra manna heortan, and ure geþohtas þurhseon ealle.

lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxii. 309 Aristodelis se uðwita sæde þæt [an] dior wære ðæt mihte ælc wuht þurhseon ge treowa ge furðum stanas; þæt deor we hatað lox.

a1225 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Lamb.) 90 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 165 He þurþ-sicheþ [a1200 Trin. Cambr. þurh sihð, ?c1250 Egerton þurð-sihð] uches monnes þonc.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 22 Þet blake cloð..is þiccure..& wurse to þuruh seon [?c1225 Cleo. seon þurch, c1230 Corpus Cambr. seon þurh].

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 7 Whoso thorowseeth moste, what in euerye case is truest.

1585 J. Dee Jrnl. 14 Jan. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) 355 The North Door is bright black, not to be thorough seen.

Derivatives

thorough-seeable adj. capable of being seen through, transparent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective]

shireOE

brightOE

through-shineOE

cleanc1040

cleara1400

transparent1413

crystalc1425

crystallinec1425

crystal-clear?a1439

pure1481

perspicuatea1500

beryl1508

through-shining1526

diaphane1561

thorough-seeable1562

pellucid1563

sheer1565

translucent1568

liquid1590

tralucent?1592

perspicuous1599

thorough light1601

diaphanic1614

diaphanous1614

perspicable1615

translucid1615

diaphanal1616

lucid1620

diaphaned1626

transpicuous1638

perlucid1647

dioptrical1760

dioptric1801

unconcealing1804

see-through1851

pellucent1886

pool-clear1924

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 151 The rosin or turpentine [of Terebinthus]..is clere, & thorow seable, whyte, like a glasse & blewish gray.

thorough-seeing n. and adj. (a) n. the action of seeing through something; (b) adj. that sees through something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > seeing through

thorough-seeing1556

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > seeing through

thorough-seeing1556

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision

clear1340

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

thorough-seeing1556

quick-eyed1561

(a person) of a far fetch1574

sharpsighted1583

clear-sighted1586

perspicacious1640

far-sighted1641

clear-headed1709

pellucid1813

far-seeing1837

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 61 So desirefull of thorowseeing, & lerning the nature of thinges.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Xx.ii^v The eyes of the minde..then beegin to be sharpe and thorough seeinge, whan the eyes of the body lose the floure of their sightlynesse.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David (1823) x. vii Why should the evill, so evill despise The pow'r of thy through-seeing eyes?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thorough-see
释义	† thorough-seev. Forms: α. see through- prefix and see v. β. early Middle English þuruh-seon, 1500s thorough-see, 1500s thorow-see. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian thruchsiā (West Frisian trochsjen ), Middle Dutch dōresien (Dutch doorzien ), Middle Low German dörchsēn , Old High German duruhsehan (Middle High German durchsehen , German durchsehen ), Gothic þairhsaihwan < the Germanic base of through- prefix + the Germanic base of see v. With the β. forms compare thorough- prefix.In Old English a strong verb of Class V. Obsolete. transitive. To see through (literal and figurative). Cf. to see through —— 1 at see v. Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] seeOE to see with (also at) eyeOE yseeOE bihowec1000 ofseeOE thorough-seeOE beholdc1175 bihedec1275 heedc1275 witec1320 conceivea1398 observe1560 view?1570 eye1582 oculate1609 survey1615 snilch1676 deek1825 peep1954 OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 368 Þæt is seo swutelung his soðan godcundnysse, þæt he mæg asmeagan ealra manna heortan, and ure geþohtas þurhseon ealle. lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. xxxii. 309 Aristodelis se uðwita sæde þæt [an] dior wære ðæt mihte ælc wuht þurhseon ge treowa ge furðum stanas; þæt deor we hatað lox. a1225 (?c1175) Poema Morale (Lamb.) 90 in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 165 He þurþ-sicheþ [a1200 Trin. Cambr. þurh sihð, ?c1250 Egerton þurð-sihð] uches monnes þonc. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 22 Þet blake cloð..is þiccure..& wurse to þuruh seon [?c1225 Cleo. seon þurch, c1230 Corpus Cambr. seon þurh]. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 7 Whoso thorowseeth moste, what in euerye case is truest. 1585 J. Dee Jrnl. 14 Jan. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) 355 The North Door is bright black, not to be thorough seen. Derivatives thorough-seeable adj. capable of being seen through, transparent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective] shireOE brightOE through-shineOE cleanc1040 cleara1400 transparent1413 crystalc1425 crystallinec1425 crystal-clear?a1439 pure1481 perspicuatea1500 beryl1508 through-shining1526 diaphane1561 thorough-seeable1562 pellucid1563 sheer1565 translucent1568 liquid1590 tralucent?1592 perspicuous1599 thorough light1601 diaphanic1614 diaphanous1614 perspicable1615 translucid1615 diaphanal1616 lucid1620 diaphaned1626 transpicuous1638 perlucid1647 dioptrical1760 dioptric1801 unconcealing1804 see-through1851 pellucent1886 pool-clear1924 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 151 The rosin or turpentine [of Terebinthus]..is clere, & thorow seable, whyte, like a glasse & blewish gray. thorough-seeing n. and adj. (a) n. the action of seeing through something; (b) adj. that sees through something. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > seeing through thorough-seeing1556 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > seeing through thorough-seeing1556 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision clear1340 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 thorough-seeing1556 quick-eyed1561 (a person) of a far fetch1574 sharpsighted1583 clear-sighted1586 perspicacious1640 far-sighted1641 clear-headed1709 pellucid1813 far-seeing1837 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties i. f. 61 So desirefull of thorowseeing, & lerning the nature of thinges. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Xx.ii^v The eyes of the minde..then beegin to be sharpe and thorough seeinge, whan the eyes of the body lose the floure of their sightlynesse. a1586 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David (1823) x. vii Why should the evill, so evill despise The pow'r of thy through-seeing eyes? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.OE
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