单词 | to make wise |
释义 | > as lemmasto make wise b. to make wise (see make v.1 55): to behave as if one were ‘wise’ about a matter; to pretend, ‘make as if…’ Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > pretend, dissemble [phrase] makec1275 to make wise1447 make as though?c1450 to let fare1483 to make a show ofa1500 to set a face1560 to take on (also upon) one(self)?1560 to make (a) miena1657 to make believe1773 to put it on1888 to play (the) fox1894 1447 J. Shillingford Lett. (Camden) 14 Hengston seide but litell therto, but made wyse as thogh hit were yes. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. Y.iiiiv The two..went to bed darkelong, laughinge and makinge wise to beleaue that he went about to mocke them. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 216 He makes wise, as if he had not bene a man learned in some of the mathematickes. 1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 511 Hee..made wise, as if he could haue tolde great tydings. 1834 A. E. Bray Warleigh I. x. 216 Whether she really felt desirous to take this opportunity of gaining repose, or whether, to use a Devonshire phrase, she only ‘made wise’ to do so. < as lemmas |
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