单词 | to have eyes to see |
释义 | > as lemmasto have eyes to see (a) to have eyes to see and variants: to be observant or discerning; (also) to be able to see what is obvious. [In quot. a1425 ultimately after Hebrew 'ăšer ʿēnayim lāhem lir'ōṯ, lit. ‘to whom there are eyes to see’ (Ezekiel 12:2).] In later use sometimes perhaps with allusion to Ezekiel 12:2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] wita1300 discerna1400 to have eyes to seea1425 decern1559 discover1581 dignoscea1639 dignote1657 tell1657 diagnose1861 a1425 (c1384) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) Ezek. xii. 2 Sone of man, thou dwellist in mydil of an hous terrynge to wraththe, whiche han eyen for to see [L. qui oculos habent ad videndum], and seen not, and eris for to here, and heren not. 1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. A.7v They open the misterie of all our mater to them that haue eyen to see. 1588 G. Withers View Marginal Notes Popish Test. Ep. Ded. sig. A3v All that are wise, and haue eies to see, do perceiue, that in this maner of dealing, they do but vtter their owne shame. 1648 W. L. Sacramental Stumbling-block Removed 11 This is one obsticle in the way of great men, who if they had eyes to see, they might know that the service of God and his Church, is..the highest honour. 1789 Lady's Mag. Mar. 135/2 The influence of the fair sex over the men is great and universal... He that has eyes to see will be convinced of it in relation to others. 1829 N.Y. Mirror 12 Sept. 79/3 All who have eyes to see, have been struck with the bustling regularity with which they move. 1875 J. J. Stevenson Archit. Profession 25 What a wealth of architectural design he could have given us if we had eyes to see and heart to receive it. 1912 L. Strachey Landmarks Fr. Lit. vi. 228 To him who had eyes to see, there might be significance in a ready-made suit of clothes, and passion in the furniture of a boarding-house. 1939 E. M. Forster What I Believe 18 With this type of person knocking about, and constantly crossing one's path if one has eyes to see or hands to feel, the experiment of earthly life cannot be dismissed as a failure. 2008 Chicago Tribune 15 Feb. (Midwest Final ed.) i. 2/3 The mayor's buffers are well known to anyone with eyes to see. They roll in money. < as lemmas |
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