alter egon.

Brit.

/ˌɔːltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/,

/ˌɒltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/,

/ˌaltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/,

/ˌɔːltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/,

/ˌɒltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/,

/ˌaltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɔltər ˈiɡoʊ/,

/ˌɑltər ˈiɡoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alter ego.

Etymology: < classical Latin alter ego intimate friend < alter another (see alter n.) + ego I (see ego n.). Compare ancient Greek ἄλλος ἐγώ, Hellenistic Greek ἕτερος ἐγώ.Sense 1b is apparently unparalleled in post-classical Latin legal texts, and hence appears to show an extended use of sense 1a within English, as does sense 2.

a. A person regarded and treated as another version of oneself; an intimate and trusted friend. Cf. another I at I n.² 2, another myself at myself pron. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > second self or kindred spirit

another myself1526

alter ego1537

another I1539

self1557

second self1586

alter idema1618

himself1622

twin soul1868

1537 R. Layton Let. 4 June in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 156 Ye muste have suche as ye may trust evyn as well as your owne self, wiche muste be unto yowe as alter ego.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. ii. 24 She would tell him, that I was his alter ego, that he and I were one.

a1651 N. Culverwell Schisme 10 in Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) We use to call a friend Alter ego.

1725 tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas (ed. 2) III. iii. viii. 317 After the Zeal Scipio had shew'd for my Service, I cou'd only look upon him as an..Alter Ego.

1769 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! (ed. 2) I. v. 41 A circumstance which much delighted my alter ego, and no less myself.

1836 N. B. Tucker George Balcombe II. iv. 53 Her prayer is full of hope, for she is his alter ego. She fears for him only as a brave man confident in himself fears for himself.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. li. 148 These people might not take that high view of you which I have always taken, as an alter ego, a right hand.

1915 W. B. Parker Edward Rowland Sill v. 122 Then there fell a blow from which Sill did not recover for many a year—the illness and death of his alter ego, Shearer.

2003 J. M. Bishop How to win Nobel Prize (2004) ii. 49 My mentor at NIH was Leon Levintow, who has continued as friend and alter ego to this day.

b. Law. A person appointed to act as an agent or representative of another person or (later also) a corporation. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > representative

representera1586

representator1603

representanta1641

mandatory1648

representative1649

alter egoa1695

rep1848

a1695 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. III (1696) IV. 74 I put on his Person, engage to supply his place, to act as his Representative, or alter ego.

1796 C. Burney tr. P. Metastasio Let. in Mem. Life Metastasio III. iii. xxii. 196 I here solemnly declare you, in this most important negotiation, my procurator, or rather my Alter Ego.

1821 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Sept. (1978) VIII. 220 All Negotiations in matters of business between you and me pass through the medium of..Mr. Hobhouse—as ‘Alter Ego’.

1856 S. T. Dobell Eng. in Time of War 80 Methinks the fruit But alter ego of the root.

1886 Law Times Rep. 54 856/1 He who makes the contract agrees to the condition that it shall not be binding on the person whose alter ego or representative he is if he has made any misrepresentation, or has been guilty of any concealment.

1928 Virginia Law Rev. 14 307 Where the contributory negligence is that of the plaintiff's alter ego, it is well settled that a defense of contributory negligence will preclude recovery by the plaintiff.

1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating xvii. 66 An officer could be held personally liable on a contract if it is shown that the officer was the ‘alter ego’ of the corporation.

2001 T. Ansay in T. Ansay & E. C. Schneider Introd. Turkish Business Law iii. 46 A commercial representative is a kind of general agent. He is an alter ego of the principal.

2. A person's secondary or alternative personality; a persona. (Now the most common sense.)

ΚΠ

1834 W. Weir & G. Allen Life Sir Walter Scott vi. 345 Davie Gellatley..has been generally set down as the alter ego of a crazed being called ‘Daft Jock Gray’.

1837 Q. Rev. July 267 Mr. Smith—as his alter ego Peter Plymley did before—finds it very convenient to confound these two very distinct subjects.

1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent i. 10 ‘Isn't that fun!’ ‘No,’ said Kate, her little alter ego speaking out for once.

1965 P. Moyes Johnny under Ground ix. 117 I've evolved this rather attractive alter ego—Mr. Reginald Derbyshire-Bentinck. Quite Bunburyish, in his own little way.

1980 E. A. Folb Runnin' down some Lines iii. 119 The pimp and his various alter egos.

2007 Independent 26 Feb. (Extra section) 5/5 Exit Ghost will be Roth's ninth Zuckerman book..and will focus on his alter ego's return to Manhattan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alter ego
释义	alter egon. Brit. /ˌɔːltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/, /ˌɒltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/, /ˌaltə(r) ˈiːɡəʊ/, /ˌɔːltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/, /ˌɒltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/, /ˌaltə(r) ˈɛɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɔltər ˈiɡoʊ/, /ˌɑltər ˈiɡoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alter ego. Etymology: < classical Latin alter ego intimate friend < alter another (see alter n.) + ego I (see ego n.). Compare ancient Greek ἄλλος ἐγώ, Hellenistic Greek ἕτερος ἐγώ.Sense 1b is apparently unparalleled in post-classical Latin legal texts, and hence appears to show an extended use of sense 1a within English, as does sense 2. 1. a. A person regarded and treated as another version of oneself; an intimate and trusted friend. Cf. another I at I n.² 2, another myself at myself pron. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > second self or kindred spirit another myself1526 alter ego1537 another I1539 self1557 second self1586 alter idema1618 himself1622 twin soul1868 1537 R. Layton Let. 4 June in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 156 Ye muste have suche as ye may trust evyn as well as your owne self, wiche muste be unto yowe as alter ego. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. ii. 24 She would tell him, that I was his alter ego, that he and I were one. a1651 N. Culverwell Schisme 10 in Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) We use to call a friend Alter ego. 1725 tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas (ed. 2) III. iii. viii. 317 After the Zeal Scipio had shew'd for my Service, I cou'd only look upon him as an..Alter Ego. 1769 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! (ed. 2) I. v. 41 A circumstance which much delighted my alter ego, and no less myself. 1836 N. B. Tucker George Balcombe II. iv. 53 Her prayer is full of hope, for she is his alter ego. She fears for him only as a brave man confident in himself fears for himself. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. li. 148 These people might not take that high view of you which I have always taken, as an alter ego, a right hand. 1915 W. B. Parker Edward Rowland Sill v. 122 Then there fell a blow from which Sill did not recover for many a year—the illness and death of his alter ego, Shearer. 2003 J. M. Bishop How to win Nobel Prize (2004) ii. 49 My mentor at NIH was Leon Levintow, who has continued as friend and alter ego to this day. b. Law. A person appointed to act as an agent or representative of another person or (later also) a corporation. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > representative representera1586 representator1603 representanta1641 mandatory1648 representative1649 alter egoa1695 rep1848 a1695 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. III (1696) IV. 74 I put on his Person, engage to supply his place, to act as his Representative, or alter ego. 1796 C. Burney tr. P. Metastasio Let. in Mem. Life Metastasio III. iii. xxii. 196 I here solemnly declare you, in this most important negotiation, my procurator, or rather my Alter Ego. 1821 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Sept. (1978) VIII. 220 All Negotiations in matters of business between you and me pass through the medium of..Mr. Hobhouse—as ‘Alter Ego’. 1856 S. T. Dobell Eng. in Time of War 80 Methinks the fruit But alter ego of the root. 1886 Law Times Rep. 54 856/1 He who makes the contract agrees to the condition that it shall not be binding on the person whose alter ego or representative he is if he has made any misrepresentation, or has been guilty of any concealment. 1928 Virginia Law Rev. 14 307 Where the contributory negligence is that of the plaintiff's alter ego, it is well settled that a defense of contributory negligence will preclude recovery by the plaintiff. 1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating xvii. 66 An officer could be held personally liable on a contract if it is shown that the officer was the ‘alter ego’ of the corporation. 2001 T. Ansay in T. Ansay & E. C. Schneider Introd. Turkish Business Law iii. 46 A commercial representative is a kind of general agent. He is an alter ego of the principal. 2. A person's secondary or alternative personality; a persona. (Now the most common sense.) ΚΠ 1834 W. Weir & G. Allen Life Sir Walter Scott vi. 345 Davie Gellatley..has been generally set down as the alter ego of a crazed being called ‘Daft Jock Gray’. 1837 Q. Rev. July 267 Mr. Smith—as his alter ego Peter Plymley did before—finds it very convenient to confound these two very distinct subjects. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent i. 10 ‘Isn't that fun!’ ‘No,’ said Kate, her little alter ego speaking out for once. 1965 P. Moyes Johnny under Ground ix. 117 I've evolved this rather attractive alter ego—Mr. Reginald Derbyshire-Bentinck. Quite Bunburyish, in his own little way. 1980 E. A. Folb Runnin' down some Lines iii. 119 The pimp and his various alter egos. 2007 Independent 26 Feb. (Extra section) 5/5 Exit Ghost will be Roth's ninth Zuckerman book..and will focus on his alter ego's return to Manhattan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1537
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