in terminisadv.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈtəːmᵻnɪs/,

/ɪn ˈtəːmᵻniːs/, U.S.

/ɪn ˈtərmənᵻs/,

/ɪn ˈtərməˌnis/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in terminis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin in terminis (6th cent. in Boethius) < classical Latin in in prep. + terminīs , ablative plural of terminus term n.

In direct or plain terms; expressly, clearly, explicitly. Now chiefly in a contradiction in terminis: a contradiction in terms; an oxymoron.

ΚΠ

1603 W. Clark Replie Libell Father Parsons f. 98^v This proposition of fa: Parsons, as he hath deliuered it in tearmes, is eyther foolish, because contradictory in terminis, or dangerous.

1646 H. Hammond Wks. (1674) I. 254 'Tis said of Christ in Scripture in terminis that he was the day-spring to give light to them which sit in darkness.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iii. 83 But Herodotus holding the very same Hieroglyph, speaks much plainer, and almost in terminis.

1808 W. Scott Life Dryden in Dryden's Wks. I. 98 A contradiction in terminis.

1863 Cases Court of Session 3rd Ser. 1 575 The express terms of the Lord Ordinary's judgment, which was in terminis affirmed by the Court, shews that the ground of judgment was none of these things.

1915 G. G. Wilson Hague Arbitration Cases viii. 221 The Umpire having decided in terminis, that ‘the permission to navigate these channels was only annexed to the permission to call at Trinidad’.

1987 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 492 161/2 Early retirement is somewhat of a contradiction in terminis.

2016 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 15 Mar. Same-sex marriage is a contradiction in terminis, a contradiction in itself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in terminis
释义	in terminisadv. Brit. /ɪn ˈtəːmᵻnɪs/, /ɪn ˈtəːmᵻniːs/, U.S. /ɪn ˈtərmənᵻs/, /ɪn ˈtərməˌnis/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in terminis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin in terminis (6th cent. in Boethius) < classical Latin in in prep. + terminīs , ablative plural of terminus term n. In direct or plain terms; expressly, clearly, explicitly. Now chiefly in a contradiction in terminis: a contradiction in terms; an oxymoron. ΚΠ 1603 W. Clark Replie Libell Father Parsons f. 98^v This proposition of fa: Parsons, as he hath deliuered it in tearmes, is eyther foolish, because contradictory in terminis, or dangerous. 1646 H. Hammond Wks. (1674) I. 254 'Tis said of Christ in Scripture in terminis that he was the day-spring to give light to them which sit in darkness. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iii. 83 But Herodotus holding the very same Hieroglyph, speaks much plainer, and almost in terminis. 1808 W. Scott Life Dryden in Dryden's Wks. I. 98 A contradiction in terminis. 1863 Cases Court of Session 3rd Ser. 1 575 The express terms of the Lord Ordinary's judgment, which was in terminis affirmed by the Court, shews that the ground of judgment was none of these things. 1915 G. G. Wilson Hague Arbitration Cases viii. 221 The Umpire having decided in terminis, that ‘the permission to navigate these channels was only annexed to the permission to call at Trinidad’. 1987 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 492 161/2 Early retirement is somewhat of a contradiction in terminis. 2016 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 15 Mar. Same-sex marriage is a contradiction in terminis, a contradiction in itself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1603
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