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单词 blank slate
释义

blank slate

noun

: tabula rasa

Example Sentences

She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
Recent Examples on the Web But the opportunity to treat the site as a blank slate, rather than being bound to house state employees, could be a positive for city officials, Brodie said. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022 When brought on to decorate this 4,000-square-foot condo on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York designer Hilary Matt was given every creative’s dream: a blank slate. Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2022 Your child’s credit history is presumably a blank slate, and fraudulent lines of credit won’t set off alarm bells. Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 The outdoor space includes a deck and a gazebo, but much of the backyard is a blank slate for additional landscaping and gathering areas. cleveland, 15 July 2022 This modular home is the perfect blank slate for your tiny home journey. Hannah Jones, Country Living, 20 May 2022 Neuroscience inherited the blank slate framework millennia after early thinkers gave names like tabula rasa to mental operations. György Buzsáki, Scientific American, 14 May 2022 Burroughs’ Carter is something of a blank slate, the strong heroic white man who readers could project themselves onto. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022 After this month, his calendar is pretty much a blank slate. Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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