panem et circensesn.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪnɛm ɛt səːˈsɛnsiːz/,

/ˌpɑːnɛm ɛt səːˈkɛnseɪz/, U.S.

/ˈˌpeɪnɛm ɛt sərˈsɛnˌsiz/,

/ˈˌpɑnɛm ɛt sərˈkɛnˌseɪz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pānem et circensēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin pānem et circensēs bread and circus games (Juvenal Satires 10. 81) < pānem , accusative of pānis bread (see pain n.²) + et + circēnsēs , accusative of circēnsēs games held by the aediles or the Emperor, use as noun (short for ludī circēnsēs ) of masculine plural of circēnsis of or belonging to the circus < circus circus n. + -ēnsis (see -ese suffix).In the following quot. classical Latin ac ‘and’ is substituted for et:1864 C. M. Yonge Bk. Golden Deeds 100 Their [sc. the Romans'] cry was that they wanted panem ac Circenses.

Bread and circuses or (more generally) food and entertainment, regarded as typically satisfying the desires of the mass of the people; hence used allusively of anything which pleases and pacifies the people, thus helping a government to further its political ends. See bread and circuses n. at bread n. Phrases 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > offered to the public

panem et circenses1787

offering1820

bread and circuses1872

1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany I. xxvi. 303 Every thing here cries out panem et circenses, and the multitude seem to have no other wishes than to have their paunches well filled, and a theatrical entertainment by way of dessert.

1854 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 352 Life and living, panem et circenses, occupy the thoughts of the gay cosmopolitan.

1867 Times 27 Apr. 8/3 The inauguration of the Association would then be the first step towards providing panem et circenses.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xiii. 219 The masses are unalterable... Panem et circenses!

1961 D. L. Munby God & Rich Society iii. 61 Leaders who..win votes by offering panem et circenses to those they despise.

1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 July 16 They were engaged in a media-hyped entertainment akin to the panem et circenses which served as the opiate for the restive populace of Rome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	panem et circenses
释义	panem et circensesn. Brit. /ˌpeɪnɛm ɛt səːˈsɛnsiːz/, /ˌpɑːnɛm ɛt səːˈkɛnseɪz/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪnɛm ɛt sərˈsɛnˌsiz/, /ˈˌpɑnɛm ɛt sərˈkɛnˌseɪz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pānem et circensēs. Etymology: < classical Latin pānem et circensēs bread and circus games (Juvenal Satires 10. 81) < pānem , accusative of pānis bread (see pain n.²) + et + circēnsēs , accusative of circēnsēs games held by the aediles or the Emperor, use as noun (short for ludī circēnsēs ) of masculine plural of circēnsis of or belonging to the circus < circus circus n. + -ēnsis (see -ese suffix).In the following quot. classical Latin ac ‘and’ is substituted for et:1864 C. M. Yonge Bk. Golden Deeds 100 Their [sc. the Romans'] cry was that they wanted panem ac Circenses. Bread and circuses or (more generally) food and entertainment, regarded as typically satisfying the desires of the mass of the people; hence used allusively of anything which pleases and pacifies the people, thus helping a government to further its political ends. See bread and circuses n. at bread n. Phrases 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment > offered to the public panem et circenses1787 offering1820 bread and circuses1872 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany I. xxvi. 303 Every thing here cries out panem et circenses, and the multitude seem to have no other wishes than to have their paunches well filled, and a theatrical entertainment by way of dessert. 1854 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 352 Life and living, panem et circenses, occupy the thoughts of the gay cosmopolitan. 1867 Times 27 Apr. 8/3 The inauguration of the Association would then be the first step towards providing panem et circenses. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xiii. 219 The masses are unalterable... Panem et circenses! 1961 D. L. Munby God & Rich Society iii. 61 Leaders who..win votes by offering panem et circenses to those they despise. 1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 July 16 They were engaged in a media-hyped entertainment akin to the panem et circenses which served as the opiate for the restive populace of Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1787
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