per saltumadv.adj.

Brit.

/pəː ˈsɔːltəm/,

/pəː ˈsɒltəm/, U.S.

/ˌpər ˈsɔltəm/,

/ˌpər ˈsɑltəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin per saltum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin per saltum by a leap (13th cent. with reference to the ordination of clergy; 6th cent. with reference to actual leaping) < classical Latin per per prep. + saltum , accusative of saltus leap (see sault n.²).

A. adv.

In one bound, without intermediate steps; all at once.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb] > instantaneously or with a short space of time

swiftlya1400

at one fling1556

at one (a) chop1581

per saltum1602

at one (fell, etc.) swoop1612

popa1625

instantaneously1644

in the catching up of a garter1697

in the drawing of a trigger1706

in a handclap1744

at a slap1753

momentaneously1753

in a whiff1800

in a brace or couple of shakes1816

bolt1839

at a single jeta1856

overnight1912

jiffy-quick1927

in two ups1934

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 14 Others to be but doctors of clowts, per saltum.

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 151 In hopes to be made saints per saltum.

1727 J. Danforth in Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1969) 174 Angels, per Saltum, took their high Degree, Commencing Spirits, from Non-Entity.

a1785 J. Hall-Stevenson Wks. (1795) II. 160 Sin of complexion, fashion, and skin deep, Arrive per saltum, following like sheep.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 501 The pressure at the groin being removed, the blood jutted out per saltum.

1870 Nature 12 May 23/1 If any such change did occur, it must have been per saltum, since with these mollusks..there are no forms that can fairly be recognised as transitional.

1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara Pref. in John Bull's Other Island 161 This dramatic conception has not, of course, been attained per saltum.

1986 J. M. Hussey Orthodox Church in Byzantine Empire i. iii. 75 A ruling which would make it impossible in future for a layman or monk to pass per saltum to the episcopacy.

2000 Isis 91 300 Orr's objection could effectively be undermined by the idea of evolution per saltum.

B. adj.

Sudden; without intermediate stages.

ΚΠ

1855 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 3) 184 To account for the per saltum manner in which chemical combinations take place.

1900 A. W. Jackson James Martineau 83 Her opinions..wear often a per saltum and even a capricious look.

1946 Language 22 16 The loss of [j], far from being a per-saltum change, was a gradual process.

1997 Financial Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. 7 Mr Menem has said he is not ruling out a so-called per saltum order, which would call for an immediate decision on the project by the Supreme Court.

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

单词	per saltum
释义	per saltumadv.adj. Brit. /pəː ˈsɔːltəm/, /pəː ˈsɒltəm/, U.S. /ˌpər ˈsɔltəm/, /ˌpər ˈsɑltəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin per saltum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin per saltum by a leap (13th cent. with reference to the ordination of clergy; 6th cent. with reference to actual leaping) < classical Latin per per prep. + saltum , accusative of saltus leap (see sault n.²). A. adv. In one bound, without intermediate steps; all at once. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb] > instantaneously or with a short space of time swiftlya1400 at one fling1556 at one (a) chop1581 per saltum1602 at one (fell, etc.) swoop1612 popa1625 instantaneously1644 in the catching up of a garter1697 in the drawing of a trigger1706 in a handclap1744 at a slap1753 momentaneously1753 in a whiff1800 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 bolt1839 at a single jeta1856 overnight1912 jiffy-quick1927 in two ups1934 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 14 Others to be but doctors of clowts, per saltum. 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 151 In hopes to be made saints per saltum. 1727 J. Danforth in Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1969) 174 Angels, per Saltum, took their high Degree, Commencing Spirits, from Non-Entity. a1785 J. Hall-Stevenson Wks. (1795) II. 160 Sin of complexion, fashion, and skin deep, Arrive per saltum, following like sheep. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 501 The pressure at the groin being removed, the blood jutted out per saltum. 1870 Nature 12 May 23/1 If any such change did occur, it must have been per saltum, since with these mollusks..there are no forms that can fairly be recognised as transitional. 1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara Pref. in John Bull's Other Island 161 This dramatic conception has not, of course, been attained per saltum. 1986 J. M. Hussey Orthodox Church in Byzantine Empire i. iii. 75 A ruling which would make it impossible in future for a layman or monk to pass per saltum to the episcopacy. 2000 Isis 91 300 Orr's objection could effectively be undermined by the idea of evolution per saltum. B. adj. Sudden; without intermediate stages. ΚΠ 1855 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 3) 184 To account for the per saltum manner in which chemical combinations take place. 1900 A. W. Jackson James Martineau 83 Her opinions..wear often a per saltum and even a capricious look. 1946 Language 22 16 The loss of [j], far from being a per-saltum change, was a gradual process. 1997 Financial Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. 7 Mr Menem has said he is not ruling out a so-called per saltum order, which would call for an immediate decision on the project by the Supreme Court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1602
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