paralipsisn.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈlɪpsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈlɪpsᵻs/

Forms: 1500s 1900s– paralepsis (irregular), 1600s 1900s– paralipsis, 1800s paralepsy (irregular), 1800s– paraleipsis.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paralipsis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin paralipsis rhetorical device of emphasising or drawing attention to something by professing to say little or nothing about it, or affecting to dismiss it (3rd cent.) < ancient Greek παράλειψις < παραλείπειν to leave on one side, pass by (see Paralipomenon n.) + -σις -sis suffix.

The rhetorical device of emphasizing or drawing attention to something by professing to say little or nothing about it, or affecting to dismiss it (usually with such phrases as not to mention, to say nothing of, etc.); an instance of this. Cf. preterition n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > emphasis by pretending to omit

occupatio1550

occupation1550

paralipsis1550

passenger1589

preteritiona1602

apophasis1656

reticence1686

pretermission1728

1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Dvi (heading) Paralepsis. Occupatia, occupacion is, when we make as though we do not knowe, or wyl not know of y^e thyng y^t wee speke of most of al.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 194 Paralepsis, or the Passager.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. P1, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Paralepsis or Occupatio, when in seeming to ouerpasse, omit, or let slip a thing, we then chiefly speak thereof.

1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 165 Paralipsis,..Preterition.

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 885/1 Paraleipsis, in Rhetoric, the artificially exhibited omission or slight mention of some important point, in order to impress the hearers with indignation, pity, etc.

1891 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 12 291 My collections include the following terms, the presentation of which I reserve for another occasion:..oeconomia, paralipsis.

1952 Rev. Eng. Stud. 3 67 Not least valuable is the analysis of the text itself designed to help readers through the mazes of paralipsis, anadiplosis, and the rest.

2000 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 Dec. 29 n That clever bit of paralipsis on CBS' ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday. If George W. Bush is inaugurated.., Gore said, he'll be my president, too, and I'll never accuse him of stealing the election.

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

单词	paralipsis
释义	paralipsisn. Brit. /ˌparəˈlɪpsɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈlɪpsᵻs/ Forms: 1500s 1900s– paralepsis (irregular), 1600s 1900s– paralipsis, 1800s paralepsy (irregular), 1800s– paraleipsis. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paralipsis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin paralipsis rhetorical device of emphasising or drawing attention to something by professing to say little or nothing about it, or affecting to dismiss it (3rd cent.) < ancient Greek παράλειψις < παραλείπειν to leave on one side, pass by (see Paralipomenon n.) + -σις -sis suffix. The rhetorical device of emphasizing or drawing attention to something by professing to say little or nothing about it, or affecting to dismiss it (usually with such phrases as not to mention, to say nothing of, etc.); an instance of this. Cf. preterition n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [noun] > emphasis by pretending to omit occupatio1550 occupation1550 paralipsis1550 passenger1589 preteritiona1602 apophasis1656 reticence1686 pretermission1728 1550 R. Sherry Treat. Schemes & Tropes sig. Dvi (heading) Paralepsis. Occupatia, occupacion is, when we make as though we do not knowe, or wyl not know of y^e thyng y^t wee speke of most of al. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 194 Paralepsis, or the Passager. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. P1, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Paralepsis or Occupatio, when in seeming to ouerpasse, omit, or let slip a thing, we then chiefly speak thereof. 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 165 Paralipsis,..Preterition. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 885/1 Paraleipsis, in Rhetoric, the artificially exhibited omission or slight mention of some important point, in order to impress the hearers with indignation, pity, etc. 1891 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 12 291 My collections include the following terms, the presentation of which I reserve for another occasion:..oeconomia, paralipsis. 1952 Rev. Eng. Stud. 3 67 Not least valuable is the analysis of the text itself designed to help readers through the mazes of paralipsis, anadiplosis, and the rest. 2000 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 Dec. 29 n That clever bit of paralipsis on CBS' ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday. If George W. Bush is inaugurated.., Gore said, he'll be my president, too, and I'll never accuse him of stealing the election. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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