英:[hai ˈmaindid]
美:[haɪ ˈmaɪndɪd]
英:[hai ˈmaindid]
美:[haɪ ˈmaɪndɪd]
high-mind·ed
haI maIn dihd
high-mindedly (adv.), high-mindedness (n.)
Adjective
1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
"an exalted ideal"
"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
"a noble and lofty concept"
约于1500年,指“傲慢自大的”; 1550年代,指“道德高尚的,源于高尚原则的”,源自 high(形容词)+ -minded。相关词汇: High-mindedness。
The first known use of high-minded was in 1556
high noonnoun
exactly noon
high-mindedadjective
having or expressing noble ideas and feelings
1 high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
2 she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
3 In bullet points and numbered sections, the report championed high-minded ideas like accountability and humility.
4 Your urge to acquire knowledge is growing as the Moon alights in your high-minded 9th house, giving you a thirst for something new and exotic.
5 Everything the archivists do is high-minded and thoughtful; even their desks, the main feature of Derek McLane’s set, glow with intent under David Lander’s warm lighting.
6 Yet even the most high-minded forms still include a surprising amount of straw-manning and motivated reasoning.
7 And if you’re headed somewhere fancy, slip-on Vans can add a streetwise edge to romantic wedding guest dresses and oversized suiting alike; keep your makeup and accessories high-minded to sell the contrast even better.
8 The high-minded anti-FAB posturing was disagreeable not only to active stakeholders, but to older natives as well.
9 Especially a talented and sporadically high-minded one, such as Truman Capote, who saw no particular contradiction between greatness and frivolity and who moved with bewildering ease between registers (and ethical codes) that others might struggle to reconcile.
10 The fact that Trump’s motives may be political rather than high-minded does not change the basic fact that the Senate deal would be a disaster that camouflages Biden’s dereliction of duty.
11 My grandma was a woman of high principles.
我祖母是一位道德高尚的人。
12 Not the intensity but the duration of high feelings makes high men.
持续的而不是强烈的崇高情感造就了高尚的人。
13 She belonged to a high-minded group of ladies who met and discussed Works of Literature.
她属于那群道德高尚的女性,她们会聚在一起讨论文学作品。
14 The President's hopes for the country were high-minded, but too vague...
总统对国家的期望是很高尚的,但却过于模糊。
15 He had a weakness for high-minded people, for people with moral principles.
16 Two high-minded boys who were putting away their earnings for an education.
1 高尚
fine formal noble sterling elevated honourable noble-minded formally elevation dignity nobleness good high lofty godly creditable
4 高洁的
tight-laced high virtuous high-toned noble-minded generous upright elevated upstanding high-hearted high-principled greathearted
5 傲慢
smart superior imperial cavalier arrogant cocky upstage snooty huffy stuck-up vainglorious supercilious blustering highfalutin uppish sauce pride stomach assumption arrogance gall hubris insolence hauteur assume with nose in the air proud stomach on the high ropes orgulous uppity toplofty proud-hearted big proud Superior assuming lofty self-sufficient perky haughty dictatorial snotty insolent impertinent lordly mouthy assumptive hoity-toity sniffy snuffy attitude presumption braggadocio effrontery overbear huffish fastuous surquedous topping sublime potty bloated consequential masterful breezy brash overbearing pompous presumptuous patronizing magisterial imperious boastful scornful presuming lippy stiff-necked overweening bumptious standoffish vapouring snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy biggety swaggeringly surquedry surquidry pursiness side puppy superiority morgue hardiness mickey irreverence pomposity impertinence hardihood sweeny swagger de proud hearted cock-a-hoop self-asserting grand wise stiff elevated dismissive feisty surly blasphemous bitchy seagoing domineering immodest high-stepping contumelious bardy high-hat high-blown bounceable bigly blow importance porky tympany snash insult huff overween perk it crow head off
6 高洁
high generous upright elevated virtuous upstanding high-hearted high-principled greathearted integrity
7 品格高尚
9 傲慢的
smart superior imperial cavalier arrogant cocky upstage snooty huffy stuck-up vainglorious supercilious blustering highfalutin uppish orgulous uppity toplofty proud-hearted big proud Superior assuming lofty self-sufficient perky haughty dictatorial snotty insolent impertinent lordly mouthy assumptive hoity-toity sniffy snuffy overbear with nose in the air huffish fastuous surquedous topping sublime potty bloated consequential masterful breezy brash overbearing pompous presumptuous patronizing magisterial imperious boastful scornful presuming lippy stiff-necked overweening bumptious standoffish vapouring snifty highty-tighty dicty sidy biggety proud hearted cock-a-hoop self-asserting grand wise stiff elevated dismissive feisty surly blasphemous bitchy seagoing domineering immodest high-stepping contumelious bardy high-hat high-blown bounceable porky