单词 | to think light of |
释义 | > as lemmasto think light of P2. to think light of: to consider (a person or thing) to be unimportant or trivial. Now rare. ΚΠ 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxix. 213 That..must be forborne here, though it leaue a miscontentment in the trauellours heade, who..thinkes light of the circunstance, which he sayth will yelde to it, though experience say no. 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxix. 305 Agesilaus being so taken playing with his childe made his Apologie for it, and desired his friend not to thinke light of him, till he had children of his owne, for love will teach Greatnesse of Mind to descend. 1730 On Poetry & Poets in G. Jacob Ess. Conduct Life (ed. 3) 116 A true Poet; whose Character will be ever highly venerated by Men of the best Sense amongst us; and be thought light of only by the Dullest of Mankind. 1843 M. B. Howitt Alice Franklin vi. 58 His jolly friends rallied him; jeered him; tried to make him think light of what had happened. 1967 N.Y. Times 16 Apr. 56/3 Sometimes young men think light of what they're doing. They think light of taking the life of a person. < as lemmas |
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