英语词汇“to say that the moon is blue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. to believe that the moon is made of green cheese (also cream cheese) and variants: to believe an absurdity. Formerly also †to say that the moon is blue.

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > believe an absurdity [phrase]

to believe that the moon is made of green cheese (also cream cheese)1528

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. i^v Yf they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true.

1529 J. Frith Pistle Christen Reader lxxi. sig. Niv They wold make men beleue..that ye mone is made of grene chese.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Arain (Wee say of such an Idiot) hee thinkes the Moone is made of greene cheese.

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 13 You may as soon perswade some Country Peasants, that the Moon is made of Green-Cheese (as we say) as that 'tis bigger than his Cart-Wheel.

1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote I. iv. i. 217 You may as well persuade me, the Moon is made of a Cream Cheese, as that [etc.].

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. xxv. 438 An English gentleman may believe the world was made by chance, or the moon made of cream cheese, if he pleases.

1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) i. at Moon Tell me the moon is made of green cheese!

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 326 Doited idiot!—that auld clavering sneck-drawer wad gar ye trow the moon is made of green cheese.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 29 ‘He would make one believe the moon's made of green cheese;’ i.e. he would make you believe the greatest improbability.

1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies iv. 176 He proved that the moon was made of green cheese.

1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 213 Dae ye think the army'll huv anything fir me? ah heard Sharon asking... Dae ye think the moon's made oot ay green fuckin knob cheese? ah remark.

单词	to say that the moon is blue
释义	> as lemmas to say that the moon is blue P2. to believe that the moon is made of green cheese (also cream cheese) and variants: to believe an absurdity. Formerly also †to say that the moon is blue. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > believe an absurdity [phrase] to believe that the moon is made of green cheese (also cream cheese)1528 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. i^v Yf they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true. 1529 J. Frith Pistle Christen Reader lxxi. sig. Niv They wold make men beleue..that ye mone is made of grene chese. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Arain (Wee say of such an Idiot) hee thinkes the Moone is made of greene cheese. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 13 You may as soon perswade some Country Peasants, that the Moon is made of Green-Cheese (as we say) as that 'tis bigger than his Cart-Wheel. 1752 C. Lennox Female Quixote I. iv. i. 217 You may as well persuade me, the Moon is made of a Cream Cheese, as that [etc.]. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. xxv. 438 An English gentleman may believe the world was made by chance, or the moon made of cream cheese, if he pleases. 1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) i. at Moon Tell me the moon is made of green cheese! 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 326 Doited idiot!—that auld clavering sneck-drawer wad gar ye trow the moon is made of green cheese. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 29 ‘He would make one believe the moon's made of green cheese;’ i.e. he would make you believe the greatest improbability. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies iv. 176 He proved that the moon was made of green cheese. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 213 Dae ye think the army'll huv anything fir me? ah heard Sharon asking... Dae ye think the moon's made oot ay green fuckin knob cheese? ah remark. extracted from moonn.¹ < as lemmas
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