| 单词 | officious lie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasofficious lie officious lie n. [after post-classical Latin mendacium officiosum (a420 in Jerome); compare Italian bugia ufficiosa (a1595), French mensonge officieux (c1660)] a lie told as an act of kindness to further another's interests. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > well-intentioned white lie1567 officious lie1577 officious falsity1676 social lie1839 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. iv. Cc.v/1 An officious lye, that is when I fitten or tell an vntruth for dueties sake, to the end that by my lye, I may keepe my neighbour harmelesse. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 283 Ignorantly zealous Christians, who were for Officious Lyes and Pious Frauds. 1788 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) VII. 42 Concerning officious lies, those that are spoken with a design to do good, there have been numerous controversies. 1882 Harper's Mag. Mar. 563/1 The officious lie, which is venial in principle, because it does not cause grave disorder. 1928 in J. Hagan Compend. Catechetical Instr. III. xi. 425/2 Q. What is an officious lie? A. An officious lie is a false statement to benefit oneself or another without injuring anyone else. 2003 New Catholic Encycl. (ed. 2) VIII. 900/2 Useful and harmless according to strict justice, the so-called ‘officious’ lie (mendacium officiosum) is intended to gain some good or to protect oneself or others from harm. < as lemmas |
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