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单词 now-it-can-be-told
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now-it-can-be-toldadj.

Brit. /ˌnaʊɪtkənbɪˈtəʊld/, U.S. /ˌnaʊɪtkənbiˈtoʊld/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., it pron., can v.1, be v., told.
Etymology: < now adv. + it pron. + can v.1 + be v. + told, past participle of tell v.Compare P. Gibbs Now it can be Told (1920).
Designating a book, story, etc., which reveals previously classified or otherwise unknown facts.
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society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective]
revealing1563
telltale1579
discoveringa1631
proditoriousa1639
revelative1652
unfolding1762
unconcealing1804
revelatory1821
eye-opening1825
disclosing1892
now-it-can-be-told1932
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > biography > [adjective] > types of
now-it-can-be-told1932
as-told-to1966
1932 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 7 Feb. 15/3 Colonel Reeve's book belongs in the now-it-can-be-told class—and he has a lot to tell.
1948 Q. Wright in J. Towster Polit. Power in U.S.S.R. p. ix Correspondents..have produced books of the ‘now-it-can-be-told’ variety.
1994 Chicago Tribune 3 July i. 11/1 One Sunday, Johannesburg newspapers trumpet a ‘now-it-can-be-told’ memoir.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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