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单词 nacht und nebel
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Nacht und Nebeln.

Brit. /ˌnɑːxt ʊnt ˈneɪbl/, U.S. /ˈnɑkt ʊnd ˈneɪb(ə)l/
Forms: also with lower-case initials.
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Nacht und Nebel.
Etymology: < German Nacht und Nebel, lit. ‘night and fog’ (1941) < Nacht (see night n.) + und (see and conj.1) + Nebel mist, fog, haze (see nebula n.).
The name of a decree issued in Nazi Germany in December 1941, under which individuals suspected of resistance or other underground activities were arrested and deported suddenly and without trace, frequently during the night. In extended use: any situation, event, etc., characterized by mystery, obscurity, or secrecy.The decree of ‘Nacht und Nebel’ applied primarily to countries under German occupation, esp. France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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Nacht und Nebel1947
1947 V. H. Bernstein Final Judgment xviii. 240 Nacht und Nebel was issued over Hitler's signature, but Keitel issued several covering memoranda and interpretations.
1963 Times 21 Feb. 12/5 This was Tannhäuser as a would-be music drama, set in a Nacht und Nebel thirteenth-century Germany, peopled by symbols and based on the orchestra.
1968 A. Marin Clash of Distant Thunder (1969) i. 5 The transport camp..where captured commandos and Nacht und Nebel prisoners were isolated.
1971 ‘D. Cory’ Sunburst vi. 100 Country after country going under, disappearing in the mist of Nacht und Nebel.
1999 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 19 Mar. Yet another example of the ‘nacht und nebel’—night and fog—cloak that the authorities..worked under.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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