資料來源 : pyDict
高的,長的,誇大的誇大地
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tall \Tall\, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal
seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS.
un-tala, un-tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient,
uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit,
proper, just.]
1. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual,
extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having
the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the
height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.
Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. --Milton.
2. Brave; bold; courageous. [Obs.]
As tall a trencherman As e'er demolished a pye
fortification. --Massinger.
His companions, being almost in despair of victory,
were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley,
which came to succors with three thousand tall men.
--Grafton.
3. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.
[Obs. or Slang] --B. Jonson.
Syn: High; lofty.
Usage: {Tall}, {High}, {Lofty}. High is the generic term, and
is applied to anything which is elevated or raised
above another thing. Tall specifically describes that
which has a small diameter in proportion to its
height; hence, we speak of a tall man, a tall steeple,
a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill. Lofty has a
special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes
an imposing height; as, a lofty mountain; a lofty
room. Tall is now properly applied only to physical
objects; high and lofty have a moral acceptation; as,
high thought, purpose, etc.; lofty aspirations; a
lofty genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is
usually coupled with the grand or admirable.
資料來源 : WordNet®
tall
adj 1: great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people";
"tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships" [ant: {short}]
2: lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never
really realizes what he is saying" [syn: {grandiloquent},
{magniloquent}]
3: impressively difficult; "a tall order" [syn: {tall(a)}]
4: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: {improbable},
{marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}]
資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
TALL
TAC List Language.
["TALL - A List Processor for the Philco 2000", J. Feldman,
CACM 5(9):484-485 (Sep 1962)].
(1995-03-01)