| 单词 |
horse-sense |
| 释义 |
ˈhorse-ˈsense colloq. (orig. U.S.)
Strong common sense; ‘a coarse, robust, and conspicuous form of shrewdness often found in ignorant and rude persons; plain, practical good sense’ (Cent. Dict.).
1832J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. 60 He's a man of good strong horse sense. 1870Nation (N.Y.) 18 Aug. 105 The new phrase—born in the West, we believe—of ‘horse-sense’, which is applied to the intellectual ability of men who exceed others in practical wisdom. 1872C. D. Warner Backlog Studies 124 He was a plain man..he had what is roughly known as ‘horse⁓sense’, and he was homely. 1884New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. XIX. 377 The latent ‘horse-sense’ of the American people may be relied on, in the end, to abate this nuisance. 1911H. S. Harrison Queed xviii. 223 A rich vein of horse-sense underlay Byrd's philanthropic enthusiasms. 1920R. Macaulay Potterism ii. iii. 88, I am sure both parties credited them with too much idealism and too little plain horse-sense. 1930Chesterton Four Felons 252 What I say is horse-sense, for all that. 1942Short Guide Gr. Brit. (U.S. War Dept.) 2 We can defeat Hitler's propaganda with..plain, common horse sense; understanding of evident truths. 1960I. Wallach Absence of Cello 72 Summoning up his best horse sense (and trying to forget that the horse is an uncommonly stupid animal), Andrew said, ‘I agree with Mr. Clifton.’ 1973E. Lemarchand Let or Hindrance v. 41 All horse sense on your part, old man, but I've got a tiresome hunch that it's not going to be as straightforward as all that. |
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