| 单词 | thought-counter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthought-counter thought-counter n. a verbal or symbolic representation of an idea, a thought-sign. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > matter of thought > [noun] > symbol of thought thought-sign1852 thought-counter1865 1865 J. H. Stirling Secret of Hegel I. Pref. p. xxxiv Germany seems to possess at present, not only a language of its own, but, as it were, a system of Thought-counters of its own for which no other language can find equivalents. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 423 The auditory and visual images of words which constitute our habitual thought-counters. 1929 Hispania 12 292 Their very similarity to English words makes it so easy to disregard them and use the accustomed English word suggested by them as thought counters that no drill is had in making them function independently. 2000 J. Crick in R. Speirs Brecht's Poetry of Polit. Exile 125 He assumes the role of Teacher of the People, operating with a limited number of thought-counters. < as lemmas |
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