单词 | non se ipse |
释义 | † non se ipseadj. humorous. Obsolete. Not oneself, as a result of being intoxicated.Frequently as a euphemistic substitution for tipsy. ΚΠ ?1737 H. Carey Dragon of Wantley ii. 15 Insulting Gipsey, You're surely tipsy, Or non se ipse, To chatter so. 1778 Charms of Chearfulness 74 Non se ipse, d'ye say? what's that to your lay? In plain English, the parson was tipsy. 1808 Weekly Entertainer 4 Apr. 262 The landlord..was by this time non se ipse (tipsy). ?1846 G. W. Lovell Love's Sacrifice (front matter) 7 ‘What will master say?’ hiccups the astonished clerk. ‘Hang master!’ responds the merry Manou... ‘Quarter him!’ chuckles the non se ipse quill-driver. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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