clod, dolt, allusion, shrieking hag. snob,

　法國的大科學家帕利西（Bernoard Palissy, 1509-1590），在活著的時候被稱為「大笨蛋」（great dolt），但是今天在大學的「水土保持學系」，帕利西被稱為「水土保持學之父」（father of soil and water conservation）；大學裏的「農藝學系」，帕利西是「近代農藝學的先鋒」（pioneer of modern agronomy）；大學裏土木工程裏重要的「水文學」，帕利西是「水文學之父」（father of hydrology）。怎麼這些學術冠冕會戴在一個「大笨蛋」的頭上呢？

Another highlight from our ‪#‎WitchesAndWickedBodies‬ exhibition: Dürer's print of a shrieking hag ow.ly/EAQZL Grand Allusion By ELIZABETH D. SAMET Failed allusions produce feelings of betrayal on all sides. Is the speaker a snob or the listener a dolt? Cartoons of the Week ''King Herod shrieking vengeance at the curled Up knees of Jesus choking in the air, A king of speechless clods and infants. Still The world out-Herods Herod;''

Robert Lowell (1917-1977), U.S. poet. The Holy Innocents (l. 9-12). . . Oxford Book of Contemporary Verse, The, 1945-1980. D. J. Enright, comp. (1... A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. shriek ʃriːk/ verb gerund or present participle: shrieking utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement. "the audience shrieked with laughter" synonyms: scream, screech, squeal, squawk, roar, howl, bellow, bawl, shout, yell, cry, cry out, call, call out, call at the top of one's voice, clamour, bay, cheer, yawp, yelp,squall, caterwaul, whoop, wail; More (of something inanimate) make a high-pitched screeching sound. "the wheels shrieked as the car sped away" be very obvious or strikingly discordant. "the answer shrieked at her all too clearly"

allusion
(ə-lū'zhən)
n.

1. The act of alluding; indirect reference: Without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
2. An instance of indirect reference: an allusion to classical mythology in a poem. See Usage Note at allude.

[Late Latin allūsiō, allūsiōn-, a playing with, from Latin allūsus, past participle of allūdere, to play with. See allude.]

dolt
A stupid person.

Origin

Mid 16th century: perhaps a variant of dulled, past participle of dull.

clod
n.

1. A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay.
2. Earth or soil.
3. A dull, stupid person; a dolt.

[Middle English, variant of clot, lump. See clot.]

cloddish clod'dish adj.
cloddishly clod'dish·ly adv.
cloddishness clod'dish·ness n.