| 单词 |
high-minded |
| 释义 |
ˈhigh-ˌminded, a.
1. Having or characterized by a haughty, proud, or arrogant spirit. arch.
c1503in Lett. & Papers Rich. III & Hen. VII (1861–3) I. 239 The lady Luce was a proude hij myndyd woman, and lovyth not the kyngis grace. 1526Tindale Rom. xi. 20 Be not hye minded, but feare. 1530Palsgr. 315/2 Hyemyneded, orgueilleux, fiers. 1535Coverdale Ps. cxxx[i]. 1 Lord, I am not hye mynded, I haue no proude lokes. 1623Bingham Xenophon 110 To humble these high-minded men. a1716Bp. O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. 9 Poor in Spirit may very properly denote one that is free from Pride, one that is not high-minded. 1865Kingsley Herew. xv, Be not rash. Be not high-minded.
2. Having a morally lofty character; characterized by high principles; magnanimous.
1556Aurelio & Isab. (1608) D iij, Eche of them confessede with a hey myndede courragie the faute to be his. c1590Greene Fr. Bacon ix. 195 Martial Plantagenet, Henry's high-minded son. 1832W. Irving Alhambra I. 292 These cavaliers are evidently well-bred, and high-minded youths. 1881H. Morley Eng. Lit. Q. Vict. iii. (Tauchn.) 77 What little there was of highminded statesmanship was often lost among lowthoughted cares of a political life.
Hence highˈmindedly adv., highˈmindedness.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. lxiii. 12 His godly hyghmyndednesse is to bee noted. 1657Reeve God's Plea 39 Oh beloved, let us abate of this high-mindednesse. 1824Campbell Theodoric 385 She bore her fate high-mindedly and well. 1884W. S. Lilly in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 256 High-mindedness, he says, is the crown of all virtue, and the high-minded man occupies himself with honour, and lays claim to it, and takes pleasure in it. |
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