Munichn.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːnɪk/,

/ˈmjuːnɪx/, U.S.

/ˈmjunɪk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Munich.

Etymology: < Munich (German München), the name of the capital of Bavaria, southern Germany, the location of a meeting of representatives of Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy in September 1938.

In full Munich Agreement. An agreement signed on 29 September 1938, according to which the Sudetenland of northern Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) was ceded to Germany. In extended use: an instance of misjudged or dishonourable appeasement considered to be comparable to the Munich Agreement.After the Second World War (1939–45) the Sudetenland was restored to Czechoslovakia.

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Munich1938

1938 H. Nicolson Diary 8 Oct. (1966) I. 376 Go up to Leicester. Bertie Jarvis says that I have put the women's vote against me by abusing Munich.

1938 New Commonwealth Q. 4 287 The Munich Agreement has brought under direct German sovereignty a large part of the natural resources and the industry of Czechoslovakia.

1938 New Commonwealth Q. 4 297 Today it would seem that suspicion of the Chamberlain programme is too great and confidence placed in the Munich settlement too small, to expect anything but a policy of ‘wait and see’.

1939 Ann. Reg. 1938 76 The Prime Minister followed with his defence of the Munich Agreement.

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 27 June 13 They do not enter into discussions with dishonourable men..; they have always known the real futility of ‘Munichs’.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day v. 97 The hallucinatory and irresponsible Munich period.

1967 Listener 5 Oct. 422/3 There are analogies from history—another Munich, another Dunkirk [etc.]—although historians assure us that history never repeats itself.

1973 K. Giles File on Death i. 7 Some of the most valuable men in this country were..Men of Munich, vulgarly so called. Now..we have little Munichs every week.

1985 Washington Post 5 May c1/4 ‘Munich’ does not refer just to an obscure episode long ago, but describes an entire attitude that has governed much of American foreign policy.

Derivatives

ˈMunichism n. rare a policy of appeasement.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > appeasement

appeasement1919

Munich1938

Munichism1941

1941 Amer. Speech 16 66/1 Munichism,..‘the spirit of the surrender at Munich; appeasement’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	munich
释义	Munichn. Brit. /ˈmjuːnɪk/, /ˈmjuːnɪx/, U.S. /ˈmjunɪk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Munich. Etymology: < Munich (German München), the name of the capital of Bavaria, southern Germany, the location of a meeting of representatives of Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy in September 1938. In full Munich Agreement. An agreement signed on 29 September 1938, according to which the Sudetenland of northern Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) was ceded to Germany. In extended use: an instance of misjudged or dishonourable appeasement considered to be comparable to the Munich Agreement.After the Second World War (1939–45) the Sudetenland was restored to Czechoslovakia. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > appeasement appeasement1919 Munich1938 Munichism1941 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > appeasement > specific instance of Munich1938 1938 H. Nicolson Diary 8 Oct. (1966) I. 376 Go up to Leicester. Bertie Jarvis says that I have put the women's vote against me by abusing Munich. 1938 New Commonwealth Q. 4 287 The Munich Agreement has brought under direct German sovereignty a large part of the natural resources and the industry of Czechoslovakia. 1938 New Commonwealth Q. 4 297 Today it would seem that suspicion of the Chamberlain programme is too great and confidence placed in the Munich settlement too small, to expect anything but a policy of ‘wait and see’. 1939 Ann. Reg. 1938 76 The Prime Minister followed with his defence of the Munich Agreement. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 27 June 13 They do not enter into discussions with dishonourable men..; they have always known the real futility of ‘Munichs’. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day v. 97 The hallucinatory and irresponsible Munich period. 1967 Listener 5 Oct. 422/3 There are analogies from history—another Munich, another Dunkirk [etc.]—although historians assure us that history never repeats itself. 1973 K. Giles File on Death i. 7 Some of the most valuable men in this country were..Men of Munich, vulgarly so called. Now..we have little Munichs every week. 1985 Washington Post 5 May c1/4 ‘Munich’ does not refer just to an obscure episode long ago, but describes an entire attitude that has governed much of American foreign policy. Derivatives ˈMunichism n. rare a policy of appeasement. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > appeasement appeasement1919 Munich1938 Munichism1941 1941 Amer. Speech 16 66/1 Munichism,..‘the spirit of the surrender at Munich; appeasement’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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