“weak、headed”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

weak-headed

释义

ˈweak-ˈheaded, a.
1. Lacking strength of mind or purpose.
1654[see sisternity].1705De Foe Consolidator Wks. 1840 IX. 387 A weak-headed prince, who neither had a right to give his crown, nor a brain to know what he was doing.1889Labouchere in Daily News 20 Feb. 3/2 A more weak-kneed, weak-headed lot of men could not be conceived.1908Jacobs Salthaven xiii, That weak-headed Cecilia Willett believes him.
2. Easily overcome by strong liquor.
Hence ˈweak-ˈheadedness.
1894Ld. Dufferin in Lady Dufferin's Poems & Verses 15 footnote, In contrast to Sheridan's weak-headedness, I may cite the instance of my paternal grandfather... He would occasionally begin a convivial evening with what he called a ‘clearer’, i.e., a bottle of port [etc.].

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