| 词汇 | sight unseen |
| 释义 | Idiom sight unseen without seeing or examining something first.He purchased the Longfellow manuscript sight unseen from a collector in Houston. sight unseenWithout having ever seen or inspected the particular person or thing in question. In this country, it's not uncommon to be arranged to marry someone sight unseen. Only a fool would buy a car sight unseen. sight unseenWithout having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen. This seeming oxymoron-how can a sight, which means something seen, be not seen?-dates from the late 1800s. sight unˈseenif you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it: We bought the table sight unseen and were pleased to find it was perfect for our kitchen.sight unseen Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen. sight unseenWithout previous examination; taken on faith. This term, which implies accepting something without verification, dates from the late nineteenth century. The 1898 Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture stated, “The intelligent farmer of today has got beyond buying ‘sight unseen’ when it comes to fertilizer.” |
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