think-son.

Brit.

/ˈθɪŋksəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈθɪŋkˌsoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to think so at think v.² 11b(c).

Etymology: < to think so at think v.² 11b(c).

rare.

A matter of opinion. Also: a mere product of thought.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun] > indulgence in

imaginationa1393

dreaminga1400

fantasying1552

fantasy1553

fancy1581

think-so1666

ideology1813

fantasticating1880

fantastication-

1666 J. Bunyan Grace Abounding §97 How if all our Faith, and Christ, and Scriptures, should be but a Think-so too?

1675 J. Bunyan Saved by Grace in Wks. (1692) I. 568/1 He thinks former encouragements were Fancies, Delusions or meer Think-so's.

1887 H. Caine Deemster III. xxxix. 168 All the dread I had felt hitherto..was no more than a think-so.

1962 G. Sartori Democratic Theory viii. 170 If values are a think-so, it follows that the pertinent question is: What do people think about values?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	think-so
释义	think-son. Brit. /ˈθɪŋksəʊ/, U.S. /ˈθɪŋkˌsoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to think so at think v.² 11b(c). Etymology: < to think so at think v.² 11b(c). rare. A matter of opinion. Also: a mere product of thought. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun] > indulgence in imaginationa1393 dreaminga1400 fantasying1552 fantasy1553 fancy1581 think-so1666 ideology1813 fantasticating1880 fantastication- 1666 J. Bunyan Grace Abounding §97 How if all our Faith, and Christ, and Scriptures, should be but a Think-so too? 1675 J. Bunyan Saved by Grace in Wks. (1692) I. 568/1 He thinks former encouragements were Fancies, Delusions or meer Think-so's. 1887 H. Caine Deemster III. xxxix. 168 All the dread I had felt hitherto..was no more than a think-so. 1962 G. Sartori Democratic Theory viii. 170 If values are a think-so, it follows that the pertinent question is: What do people think about values? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1666
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