As a type of hardness, and hence as an emblem of insensibility, stupidity, deadness or the like; esp. in phrases of comparison with various…
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > callousness or hard-heartedness > type or emblem (4) stonea1400 As a type of hardness, and hence as an emblem of insensibility, stupidity, deadness or the like; esp. in phrases of comparison with various… iron1483 figurative and in figurative contexts, esp. with reference to strength, hardness, or inflexibility. Cf. iron, adj. 3, 4. millstone1802 figurative. In similative and allusive use (originally after Job 41:24), denoting hard-heartedness. Cf. stone, n. 4b. Obsolete. granite1839 figurative. Applied to ‘stony’, hard-headed, or hard-hearted persons. Often attributive and in other combinations (cf. also granite-like adj. at… |
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