entre nousadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒntrə ˈnuː/,

/ˌɒ̃trə ˈnuː/,

/ˌɑːntrə ˈnuː/, U.S.

/ˌɑntrə ˈnu/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entre nous.

Etymology: < French entre nous in private, in confidence (first half of the 17th cent. or earlier) < entre between (see enter- prefix) + nous we, us (see nous autres pron.).

A. adv.

1. In private; when we are alone. Chiefly as a complement of the verb to be: alone, by ourselves.

ΚΠ

1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. ii. 10 I'll tell the more entre nous: But, in the mean time [etc.].

1810 L. Goldsmith Secret Hist. Cabinet Bonaparte 531 When you are in company, you may call me Votre Altesse Sérénissime, (your serene highness), but when we are entre nous, that is superfluous, and Monseigneur tout bonnement suffira!! (My Lord only will be sufficient).

1898 H. W. Fischer Private Lives William II & his Consort II. 224 With your permission, we will keep on our cloaks until supper is served and we are entre nous.

1920 Pacific Coast Musical Rev. 26 June 4/2 We were ‘entre nous’ at the Philharmonic Auditorium last night.

1992 Times 22 Feb. (Weekend) 1/1 We welcome visitors, they bring gaiety. But in winter it is best because we are entre nous.

2. Used, esp. parenthetically, to indicate that something is confidential or not to be communicated more widely: between ourselves, in confidence.In quot. 1691 representing English spoken by a French person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > in confidence

in counselc1400

entre nous1691

confidentiallya1834

just quietly1937

1691 T. D'Urfey Love for Money ii. i. 19 Mousieur let me tell you entre nous it will be ver reasonable for you hereafter to watch her Ladyships motions better.

1704 Poet. Misc.: 5th Pt. 226 The Truth is this, I cannot stay Flairing in Sun-shine all the Day, For entre Nous, we hellish Sprites Love more the Fresco of the Nights.

1735 Prompter 28 Feb. For God's sake, as I said before, let this be Entre Nous; for should Leonora, or any Body else, know this, my Reputation must be destroy'd.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xii. 112 Entre nous, I protest I like my Lady Blarney vastly.

a1821 J. Keats Cap & Bells xxxiv, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Literary Remains Keats (1848) II. 228 And master is too partial entre nous.

1833 C. Dickens Let. ?Jan. (1965) I. 14 I suppose the story is to be entre nous.

1889 E. Dowson Let. 29 June (1967) 87 It's sublimely fatuous that I should mind—but entre nous it has quite spoofed me quite.

1921 N. Douglas Alone 44 The girls are not so easily pleased; in fact (entre nous) they are often the devil to propitiate.

1961 N. Coward Why do Wrong People Travel? in Compl. Lyrics (1998) 327/3 Travel they say improves the mind, An irritating platitude Which frankly, entre nous, Is very far from true.

2012 K. Smith Jammy Dodger 66 Just entre nous he has me half demented.

B. adj.

Private, confidential.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adjective]

sundereOE

privyc1300

close1393

private1472

soleinc1475

secret1528

retired1595

implicit1610

cabinet1611

underhanda1616

closet1639

umbratile1640

closeteda1649

curtain1661

recluse1673

snug1710

pocket1804

entre nous1806

underground1820

sub rosa1824

esoterical1850

esoteric1876

1806 Lady Morgan Wild Irish Girl II. xviii. 161 The landlord contrives to let you know in an entre nous manner, that he keeps some real Inishone (or spirits, smuggled from a tract of country so called) for his particular friends.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 584 A religious silence of the strictly entre nous variety.

2002 Ladies' Home Jrnl. July 42/2 A knowing look, a private laugh, that entre nous language that goes beyond words.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entre nous
释义	entre nousadv.adj. Brit. /ˌɒntrə ˈnuː/, /ˌɒ̃trə ˈnuː/, /ˌɑːntrə ˈnuː/, U.S. /ˌɑntrə ˈnu/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entre nous. Etymology: < French entre nous in private, in confidence (first half of the 17th cent. or earlier) < entre between (see enter- prefix) + nous we, us (see nous autres pron.). A. adv. 1. In private; when we are alone. Chiefly as a complement of the verb to be: alone, by ourselves. ΚΠ 1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair i. ii. 10 I'll tell the more entre nous: But, in the mean time [etc.]. 1810 L. Goldsmith Secret Hist. Cabinet Bonaparte 531 When you are in company, you may call me Votre Altesse Sérénissime, (your serene highness), but when we are entre nous, that is superfluous, and Monseigneur tout bonnement suffira!! (My Lord only will be sufficient). 1898 H. W. Fischer Private Lives William II & his Consort II. 224 With your permission, we will keep on our cloaks until supper is served and we are entre nous. 1920 Pacific Coast Musical Rev. 26 June 4/2 We were ‘entre nous’ at the Philharmonic Auditorium last night. 1992 Times 22 Feb. (Weekend) 1/1 We welcome visitors, they bring gaiety. But in winter it is best because we are entre nous. 2. Used, esp. parenthetically, to indicate that something is confidential or not to be communicated more widely: between ourselves, in confidence.In quot. 1691 representing English spoken by a French person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > in confidence in counselc1400 entre nous1691 confidentiallya1834 just quietly1937 1691 T. D'Urfey Love for Money ii. i. 19 Mousieur let me tell you entre nous it will be ver reasonable for you hereafter to watch her Ladyships motions better. 1704 Poet. Misc.: 5th Pt. 226 The Truth is this, I cannot stay Flairing in Sun-shine all the Day, For entre Nous, we hellish Sprites Love more the Fresco of the Nights. 1735 Prompter 28 Feb. For God's sake, as I said before, let this be Entre Nous; for should Leonora, or any Body else, know this, my Reputation must be destroy'd. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xii. 112 Entre nous, I protest I like my Lady Blarney vastly. a1821 J. Keats Cap & Bells xxxiv, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Literary Remains Keats (1848) II. 228 And master is too partial entre nous. 1833 C. Dickens Let. ?Jan. (1965) I. 14 I suppose the story is to be entre nous. 1889 E. Dowson Let. 29 June (1967) 87 It's sublimely fatuous that I should mind—but entre nous it has quite spoofed me quite. 1921 N. Douglas Alone 44 The girls are not so easily pleased; in fact (entre nous) they are often the devil to propitiate. 1961 N. Coward Why do Wrong People Travel? in Compl. Lyrics (1998) 327/3 Travel they say improves the mind, An irritating platitude Which frankly, entre nous, Is very far from true. 2012 K. Smith Jammy Dodger 66 Just entre nous he has me half demented. B. adj. Private, confidential. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adjective] sundereOE privyc1300 close1393 private1472 soleinc1475 secret1528 retired1595 implicit1610 cabinet1611 underhanda1616 closet1639 umbratile1640 closeteda1649 curtain1661 recluse1673 snug1710 pocket1804 entre nous1806 underground1820 sub rosa1824 esoterical1850 esoteric1876 1806 Lady Morgan Wild Irish Girl II. xviii. 161 The landlord contrives to let you know in an entre nous manner, that he keeps some real Inishone (or spirits, smuggled from a tract of country so called) for his particular friends. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 584 A religious silence of the strictly entre nous variety. 2002 Ladies' Home Jrnl. July 42/2 A knowing look, a private laugh, that entre nous language that goes beyond words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1689
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