検索結果- 英語 - 英語
検索内容:
cloth-ears
noun
(UK,
dated,
informal,
derogatory)
A
person
who
cannot
hear
clearly
or
who
fails
to
pay
attention
to
what
is
said.
Its
origin
is
in
the
wool
and
cotton
mills
of
Northern
England
where
the
noise
of
the
machinery
and
build-up
of
cotton
dust
made
it
difficult
to
hear
people
speaking.
The
earliest
example
in
print
is
