on ditphr.n.

Brit.

/ɒn ˈdiː/,

/ɒ̃ ˈdiː/, U.S.

/ˈɑn ˈdi/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French on dit.

Etymology: < French on dit, literally ‘they say, it is said’ (dated to end of the 12th cent. in Robert Dict. Alphabétique et Analogique (1986) in sense A., 1738 in sense B.) < on one, they (see one pron. 17a) + dit , 3rd person singular of the present tense of dire to say (see disour n.).Not fully naturalized in English.

A. phr.

Used to attribute an opinion, etc., to people in general rather than to the speaker: ‘it is said’, ‘they say’.

ΚΠ

1765 D. Garrick Let. 17 Mar. (1963) II. 452 I can give You no other Acc^t of her, but that, on dit, she is handsome, Young & tres amiable.

1805 H. Reeve Jrnl. 13 Nov. in Resid. Vienna & Berlin (1877) 48 The Emperor Napoleon, on dit, is arrived at Schönbrunn.

1814 J. B. Scott Diary 2 Oct. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) v. 123 They wait for the Queen, who is..delayed (on dit) by pregnancy.

1840 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 163 On dit that even Lord Holland, that old Gallomaniac, ratted to Palmerston.

1878 Oxf. Times 23 Mar. 8/1 On dit that five notoriously ritualistic undergraduates were received into the Church of Rome.

1929 S. Hoffenstein Poems in Praise 90 Men, e.g., are scarce in Paris—The cause of which, on dit, the war is.

B. n.

An item of gossip; a report based on hearsay.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour > a piece of rumour

reportc1440

voice1463

some-say1589

buzz1612

huma1616

hearsaya1642

on dit1814

legend1858

latrine1917

latrinogram1944

gist1990

1814 Ld. Byron Let. 25 Oct. (1975) IV. 225 The ‘on dit’ is that she has gone off with Sir H. Mildmay.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. ii. 87 I thought it was a mere on dit.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxiv. 126 Our various Australian journals furnish intelligence and on-dits.

1850 Househ. Words 24 Aug. 516/1 Then come the domestic on dits of Vienna with the current topics of conversation.

1899 Daily News 20 Sept. 5/7 How is it possible to judge a case of this sort fairly upon on dits, more or less reliable, from a distance?

1956 R. Macaulay Towers of Trebizond 219 Your Embassy on Moscow has heard no news of them, only these on dits.

1986 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 16 If the on dit is to be believed, Queen Elizabeth is particularly devoted to her functions as Supreme Governor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	on dit
释义	on ditphr.n. Brit. /ɒn ˈdiː/, /ɒ̃ ˈdiː/, U.S. /ˈɑn ˈdi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French on dit. Etymology: < French on dit, literally ‘they say, it is said’ (dated to end of the 12th cent. in Robert Dict. Alphabétique et Analogique (1986) in sense A., 1738 in sense B.) < on one, they (see one pron. 17a) + dit , 3rd person singular of the present tense of dire to say (see disour n.).Not fully naturalized in English. A. phr. Used to attribute an opinion, etc., to people in general rather than to the speaker: ‘it is said’, ‘they say’. ΚΠ 1765 D. Garrick Let. 17 Mar. (1963) II. 452 I can give You no other Acc^t of her, but that, on dit, she is handsome, Young & tres amiable. 1805 H. Reeve Jrnl. 13 Nov. in Resid. Vienna & Berlin (1877) 48 The Emperor Napoleon, on dit, is arrived at Schönbrunn. 1814 J. B. Scott Diary 2 Oct. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) v. 123 They wait for the Queen, who is..delayed (on dit) by pregnancy. 1840 B. Disraeli Corr. with Sister (1886) 163 On dit that even Lord Holland, that old Gallomaniac, ratted to Palmerston. 1878 Oxf. Times 23 Mar. 8/1 On dit that five notoriously ritualistic undergraduates were received into the Church of Rome. 1929 S. Hoffenstein Poems in Praise 90 Men, e.g., are scarce in Paris—The cause of which, on dit, the war is. B. n. An item of gossip; a report based on hearsay. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour > a piece of rumour reportc1440 voice1463 some-say1589 buzz1612 huma1616 hearsaya1642 on dit1814 legend1858 latrine1917 latrinogram1944 gist1990 1814 Ld. Byron Let. 25 Oct. (1975) IV. 225 The ‘on dit’ is that she has gone off with Sir H. Mildmay. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. ii. 87 I thought it was a mere on dit. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxiv. 126 Our various Australian journals furnish intelligence and on-dits. 1850 Househ. Words 24 Aug. 516/1 Then come the domestic on dits of Vienna with the current topics of conversation. 1899 Daily News 20 Sept. 5/7 How is it possible to judge a case of this sort fairly upon on dits, more or less reliable, from a distance? 1956 R. Macaulay Towers of Trebizond 219 Your Embassy on Moscow has heard no news of them, only these on dits. 1986 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 16 If the on dit is to be believed, Queen Elizabeth is particularly devoted to her functions as Supreme Governor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.n.1765
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