thickhead 音标拼音: [θ'ɪkh
, ɛd]
n . 笨人,呆子
笨人,呆子
thickhead n 1 :
Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call [
synonym : {
thickhead }, {
whistler }]
Native \
Na "
tive \ (
n [=
a ]"
t [
i ^]
v ),
a . [
F .
natif ,
L .
nativus ,
fr .
nasci ,
p .
p .
natus .
See {
Nation },
and cf . {
Na ["
i ]
ve }, {
Neif }
a serf .]
1 .
Arising by birth ;
having an origin ;
born . [
Obs .]
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Anaximander '
s opinion is ,
that the gods are native ,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times .
--
Cudworth .
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2 .
Of or pertaining to one '
s birth ;
natal ;
belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born ; --
opposed to {
foreign };
as ,
native land ,
language ,
color ,
etc .
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3 .
Born in the region in which one lives ;
as ,
a native inhabitant ,
race ;
grown or originating in the region where used or sold ;
not foreign or {
imported };
as ,
native oysters ,
or strawberries .
In the latter sense ,
synonymous with {
domestic }.
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4 .
Original ;
constituting the original substance of anything ;
as ,
native dust . --
Milton .
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5 .
Conferred by birth ;
derived from origin ;
born with one ;
inherent ;
inborn ;
not acquired ;
as ,
native genius ,
cheerfulness ,
wit ,
simplicity ,
rights ,
intelligence ,
etc .
Having the same meaning as {
congenital },
but typically used for positive qualities ,
whereas {
congenital }
may be used for negative qualities .
See also {
congenital }
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Courage is native to you . --
Jowett (
Thucyd .).
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6 .
Naturally related ;
cognate ;
connected (
with ). [
R .]
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the head is not more native to the heart , . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father . --
Shak .
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7 . (
Min .)
(
a )
Found in nature uncombined with other elements ;
as ,
native silver ,
copper ,
gold .
(
b )
Found in nature ;
not artificial ;
as native sodium chloride .
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{
Native American party }.
See under {
American },
a .
{
Native bear } (
Zool .),
the koala .
{
Native bread } (
Bot .),
a large underground fungus ,
of Australia ({
Mylitta australis }),
somewhat resembling a truffle ,
but much larger .
{
Native devil }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
Tasmanian devil },
under {
Devil }.
{
Native hen } (
Zool .),
an Australian rail ({
Tribonyx Mortierii }).
{
Native pheasant }. (
Zool .)
See {
Leipoa }.
{
Native rabbit } (
Zool .),
an Australian marsupial ({
Perameles lagotis })
resembling a rabbit in size and form .
{
Native sloth } (
Zool .),
the koala .
{
Native thrush } (
Zool .),
an Australian singing bird ({
Pachycephala olivacea }); --
called also {
thickhead }.
{
Native turkey } (
Zool .),
the Australian bustard ({
Choriotis australis }); --
called also {
bebilya }.
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Syn :
Natural ;
natal ;
original ;
congenital .
Usage : {
Native }, {
Natural }, {
Natal }.
natural refers to the nature of a thing ,
or that which springs therefrom ;
native ,
to one '
s birth or origin ;
as ,
a native country ,
language ,
etc .;
natal ,
to the circumstances of one '
s birth ;
as ,
a natal day ,
or star .
Native talent is that which is inborn ;
natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind .
Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion ;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial .
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Thickhead \
Thick "
head `\,
n .
1 .
A thick -
headed or stupid person . [
Colloq .]
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2 . (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of Australian singing birds of the genus {
Pachycephala }.
The males of some of the species are bright -
colored .
Some of the species are popularly called {
thrushes }.
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