nil desperandumint.

Brit.

/ˌnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrandəm/, U.S.

/ˌnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrɑnd(ə)m/

Forms: 1600s nihil desperandum, 1600s– nil desperandum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nīl dēspērandum.

Etymology: < classical Latin nīl dēspērandum, in nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro , ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’ (Horace Odes 1. 7. 27) < nīl nil n.¹ + dēspērandum , gerund of dēspērāre despair v.In form nihil desperandum after classical Latin nihil , uncontracted form of nīl (see nihil n.).

As an exhortation: ‘do not despair!’, ‘never despair!’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > encouragement to hope [interjection]

nil desperandum1621

never say die1836

attaboy1909

attagirl1924

thataboy1936

1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) at Despero Nil desperandum. Hor.We must not despayre in any point.]

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. i. i. i. 287 Nil desperandum. It may be hard, but not impossible, for him that is most grievously affected, if he bee but willing to be helped.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) iii. ii. v. v. 527 Nihil desperandum, theres hope enough yet.

1774 J. Adams Wks. (1851) IV. 12 Nil desperandum is a good motto.

1829 T. Flint George Mason iii. 39 You know my motto, ‘Nil desperandum.’ You have heard me repeat it a thousand times.

1849 J. G. Bruff Jrnl. 21 Dec. in Gold Rush (1944) II. iii. 670 This gives us breakfast, with coffee. ‘Nil desperandum’!

1872 E. Braddon Life in India iii. 75 But nil desperandum was the cry of the Vauxhall partisans.

1921 W. de la Mare Mem. Midget xx. 142 Nil desperandum, Mr. Crimble. And you know what they say about fish in the sea.

1955 Times 5 May 15/4 There is..a key-note running through the essays and magazine articles here reprinted—‘a note of nil desperandum’.

1974 J. Mann Sticking Place iii. 46 Edward had thought the job his for the asking... Well, nil desperandum..he might yet be moving in.

1990 Ideal Home Apr. 125/1 I don't understand one word..but I still managed to produce this article on the machine, so nil desperandum, which roughly translated means ‘ignore the manual’.

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

单词	nil desperandum
释义	nil desperandumint. Brit. /ˌnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrandəm/, U.S. /ˌnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrɑnd(ə)m/ Forms: 1600s nihil desperandum, 1600s– nil desperandum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nīl dēspērandum. Etymology: < classical Latin nīl dēspērandum, in nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro , ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’ (Horace Odes 1. 7. 27) < nīl nil n.¹ + dēspērandum , gerund of dēspērāre despair v.In form nihil desperandum after classical Latin nihil , uncontracted form of nīl (see nihil n.). As an exhortation: ‘do not despair!’, ‘never despair!’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > encouragement to hope [interjection] nil desperandum1621 never say die1836 attaboy1909 attagirl1924 thataboy1936 1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) at Despero Nil desperandum. Hor.We must not despayre in any point.] 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. i. i. i. 287 Nil desperandum. It may be hard, but not impossible, for him that is most grievously affected, if he bee but willing to be helped. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) iii. ii. v. v. 527 Nihil desperandum, theres hope enough yet. 1774 J. Adams Wks. (1851) IV. 12 Nil desperandum is a good motto. 1829 T. Flint George Mason iii. 39 You know my motto, ‘Nil desperandum.’ You have heard me repeat it a thousand times. 1849 J. G. Bruff Jrnl. 21 Dec. in Gold Rush (1944) II. iii. 670 This gives us breakfast, with coffee. ‘Nil desperandum’! 1872 E. Braddon Life in India iii. 75 But nil desperandum was the cry of the Vauxhall partisans. 1921 W. de la Mare Mem. Midget xx. 142 Nil desperandum, Mr. Crimble. And you know what they say about fish in the sea. 1955 Times 5 May 15/4 There is..a key-note running through the essays and magazine articles here reprinted—‘a note of nil desperandum’. 1974 J. Mann Sticking Place iii. 46 Edward had thought the job his for the asking... Well, nil desperandum..he might yet be moving in. 1990 Ideal Home Apr. 125/1 I don't understand one word..but I still managed to produce this article on the machine, so nil desperandum, which roughly translated means ‘ignore the manual’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1621
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