| 单词 | admirable crichton |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAdmirable Crichton allusively. More fully Admirable Crichton. A person who excels in all kinds of studies and pursuits; (in later use esp.) a person of an inferior social status or lower place in a hierarchy who is far more talented and capable and has more natural authority than his or her superiors. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > many-sidedness or versatility > many-sided or versatile person universalist1713 Admirable Crichton1807 all-rounder1869 all-arounder1902 Renaissance man1906 uomo universale1963 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims polyhistor1588 omniscian1593 walking dictionary1609 polymathist1621 polymath1624 callent1637 polyhistorian1669 at-all1672 omniscient1710 universalist1713 dictionary1734 know-all1800 Crichton1807 pantologist1840 pansophist1864 encyclopaedist1871 know-it-all1873 omniscientist1932 pointy-head1969 1807 G. H. Wilson Eccentric Mirror III. 3 In her wanton moods, she [sc. Nature] forms..an admirable Crichton with every accomplishment and a thousand other men with none. 1812 T. Amyot Some Acct. Life W. Windham I. 139 [Windham] was the admirable Crichton of his age and country. 1823 in T. Reid Inq. Human Mind (rev. ed.) p. xvii Genius and natural talent will indeed do much, they will occasionally produce an admirable Crighton, a Watts, or a Burns. a1845 R. H. Barham Brothers of Birchington in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 264 Like a small boy at Eton, Who's not quite a Crichton. 1890 Punch 11 Jan. 15/2 Algy... You lucky dog, you possess all the accomplishments I lack! Jim... Oh, nonsense! Why, you're making me out a regular Crichton! 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life ii. 47 In addition to all this, he must be an Admirable Crichton. 1953 A. Christie Pocket Full of Rye iv. 30 Inspector Neele raised his eyebrows. ‘The admirable Miss Crichton.’ ‘I find one must know how to do everything oneself.’ 1959 Listener 5 Feb. 244/1 Other people, in some sort of Admirable Crichton situation, in fact exercise authority even though they are not in authority. 2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 6 Eternally guarding their self-esteem, like Admirable Crichtons, by reminding themselves of their intellectual superiority from their socially inferior position. < as lemmas |
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