单词 | thorough-seeing |
释义 | > as lemmasthorough-seeing 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.iiv 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? < as lemmas |
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