单词 | to have the sense to |
释义 | > as lemmasto have the (good) sense to (do something) (b) to have the (good) sense to (do something) and variants: to be sensible or wise enough to (do something). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > be sensible [phrase] on one's feetOE an old head on (also upon) young shoulders1591 to know enough to come in out of the rain1599 to have the (good) sense to (do something)1620 to have a (good, wise, etc.) head on (also upon) one's shoulders1659 to know enough to come (or go) in when it rains1797 to come (also get) down to brass tacks (or nails)1897 1620 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster ii. 16 I thinke I shall haue sence enough to answer all the waighty Apothegmes your royall bloud shal manage. 1643 J. Taylor Tom Nash 6 A papist is a thing that would live, and hath the sense to flee from danger. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 55 Which if they should have the sence to do..they might shake off the Turkish yoak. 1735 A. Pope Satires of Donne ii, in Wks. II. 2 As early as I knew This Town, I had the sense to hate it too. 1800 A. Paget Let. 3 Mar. in Paget Papers (1896) I. 184 My courier had the good sense to make two men with lanterns precede the carriage. 1826 C. Lamb Reminiscences Jude Judkins in New Monthly Mag. 16 540 He had slipped away to an eminent fruiterer's, about three doors distant, which I never had the sense to think of. 1860 Punch 4 Feb. 54/2 We trust the reader has the good sense to agree with us. 1921 Sat. Evening Post 2 Apr. 3/1 He had enough sense to realize the futility of railing. 1965 T. Merton Way of Chuang Tzu 29 He knew he had follies of his own, and had the good sense to accept the fact and enjoy it. 2009 Irish Times 3 Apr. 14/2 He has had the sense—mostly—to stand aside and pass the questions on to colleagues. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。