locus desperatusn.

Brit.

/ˌləʊkəs ˌdɛspəˈrɑːtəs/,

/ˌlɒkəs ˌdɛspəˈreɪtəs/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəs ˌdɛspəˈrɑdəs/

Inflections: Plural loci desperati.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin locus desperatus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin locus desperatus (1715 or earlier) < classical Latin locus locus n.¹ + dēspērātus desperate adj.

A corrupted passage, esp. one in an ancient text, which defies interpretation.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > version of text > [noun] > reading > hopelessly corrupt passage

locus desperatus1726

1726 L. Theobald Shakespeare Restored 192 'Tis neither Sense, nor intelligible, nor conveys our Author's Sentiment..: So that it may fairly be look'd upon to have been one of his Loci desperati.

1857 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Geogr. II. 787/1 If the punctuation and text are correct, for it is almost a locus desperatus.

1922 F. Klaeber Beowulf 214 This passage remains..a ‘locus desperatus’.

1970 Anglia 88 367 Faced with such a locus desperatus, even a conscientious editor might decline to grapple afresh with the battered folio.

2010 Stud. Philol. 107 3 In this locus desperatus the poet writes about renowned lords.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	locus desperatus
释义	locus desperatusn. Brit. /ˌləʊkəs ˌdɛspəˈrɑːtəs/, /ˌlɒkəs ˌdɛspəˈreɪtəs/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəs ˌdɛspəˈrɑdəs/ Inflections: Plural loci desperati. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin locus desperatus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin locus desperatus (1715 or earlier) < classical Latin locus locus n.¹ + dēspērātus desperate adj. A corrupted passage, esp. one in an ancient text, which defies interpretation. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > version of text > [noun] > reading > hopelessly corrupt passage locus desperatus1726 1726 L. Theobald Shakespeare Restored 192 'Tis neither Sense, nor intelligible, nor conveys our Author's Sentiment..: So that it may fairly be look'd upon to have been one of his Loci desperati. 1857 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Geogr. II. 787/1 If the punctuation and text are correct, for it is almost a locus desperatus. 1922 F. Klaeber Beowulf 214 This passage remains..a ‘locus desperatus’. 1970 Anglia 88 367 Faced with such a locus desperatus, even a conscientious editor might decline to grapple afresh with the battered folio. 2010 Stud. Philol. 107 3 In this locus desperatus the poet writes about renowned lords. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1726
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