| 单词 | to have a long head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have a long head a. An aptitude for calculation or forethought; shrewdness, intelligence. Esp. in to have a long head. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun] i-witc888 anyitOE understandinga1050 ferec1175 skillwisenessa1200 quaintisec1300 brainc1325 cunning1340 reder1340 cunningnessa1400 sentencec1400 intelligence?1435 speculation1471 ingeny1474 cunningheadc1475 capacity1485 pregnancyc1487 dexterity1527 pregnance?1533 shift1542 wittiness1543 ingeniousness1555 conceitedness1576 pate1598 conceit1604 ingeniosity1607 dexterousness1622 talent1622 ingenuousness1628 solertiousnessa1649 ingenuity1651 partedness1654 brightness1655 solerty1656 prettiness1674 long head1694 long lega1705 cleverness1755 smartness1800 cleverality1828 brain power1832 knowledgeability1834 braininess1876 cerebrality1901 1694 tr. N. Rémond des Cours True Conduct Persons of Quality lxxv. 176 They who..have a vast Reach, and a long Head, wherewith to penetrate into Intrigues. 1710 Tatler 29 June 6 These are your persons of long heads, who would fain make the world believe their thoughts and ideas very much superior to their neighbours. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 98 He cou'd make clear baith B's and A's Wi' his lang head. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. ix. viii. 445 He had a long head, as well as a fanciful brain. 1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. 102 That reprobate had a long head on those same fustigated shoulders. 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob (1891) 134 He has always had luck, and he has a long head too. 1913 W. N. Harben Desired Woman i. iv. 55 He has a long head on him—never gets excited and seldom makes a wrong move in a deal. 1951 W. W. Coblientz From Life Researcher x. 121 And when I told him of my intention..he remarked, ‘You have a long head.’ < as lemmas |
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