sub specie aeternitatisadv.

Brit.

/sʌb ˌspiːʃiː iːtəːnɪˈteɪtɪs/,

/sʊb ˌspiːsiː ʌɪtəːnɪˈtɑːtɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsəb ˈˌspiʃi iˌtərnəˈtɑdəs/,

/ˌsʊb ˈˌspisi aɪˌtərnəˈtɑdəs/

Forms: 1800s– sub specie aeternitatis, 1900s– sub specie eternitatis.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub specie aeternitatis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sub specie aeternitatis (Spinoza Ethices (a1677), in Opera Posthuma (1677) v. xxix. 254) < classical Latin sub (see sub- prefix) + speciē , ablative of speciēs species n. + aeternitātis , genitive of aeternitās eternity n.

Viewed in relation to the eternal; from a universal perspective. Cf. sub specie temporis adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > in a universal perspective

sub specie aeternitatis1846

1846 J. H. Good tr. P. Schaf Dante 40 in Gœthean Hall He..through the contemplation of Eternity and the whole world sub specie æternitatis, found rest for the out-goings of his longing soul, in the peace-giving garden of Christ.

1896 W. Caldwell Schopenhauer's Syst. v. 268 Art enables us somehow to see things sub specie aeternitatis.

1925 A. Huxley Let. 21 Apr. (1969) 247 There..are one hundred and five million beings whose sole function—if you look at their lives sub specie aeternitatis—is to provide people like us with money.

1952 V. A. Demant Relig. & Decline of Capitalism iii. 70 Hence what was true sub specie aeternitatis in the liberal aim is being lost.

1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) p. xviii Every critic performs these tasks not sub specie eternitatis but fully aware of the limitations imposed on his understanding by his own weaknesses.

2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians xv. 222 Ninety years passed before ‘midnight's children’ reclaimed the subcontinent from the British. It is not a long time sub specie aeternitatis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub specie aeternitatis
释义	sub specie aeternitatisadv. Brit. /sʌb ˌspiːʃiː iːtəːnɪˈteɪtɪs/, /sʊb ˌspiːsiː ʌɪtəːnɪˈtɑːtɪs/, U.S. /ˌsəb ˈˌspiʃi iˌtərnəˈtɑdəs/, /ˌsʊb ˈˌspisi aɪˌtərnəˈtɑdəs/ Forms: 1800s– sub specie aeternitatis, 1900s– sub specie eternitatis. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub specie aeternitatis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sub specie aeternitatis (Spinoza Ethices (a1677), in Opera Posthuma (1677) v. xxix. 254) < classical Latin sub (see sub- prefix) + speciē , ablative of speciēs species n. + aeternitātis , genitive of aeternitās eternity n. Viewed in relation to the eternal; from a universal perspective. Cf. sub specie temporis adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > in a universal perspective sub specie aeternitatis1846 1846 J. H. Good tr. P. Schaf Dante 40 in Gœthean Hall He..through the contemplation of Eternity and the whole world sub specie æternitatis, found rest for the out-goings of his longing soul, in the peace-giving garden of Christ. 1896 W. Caldwell Schopenhauer's Syst. v. 268 Art enables us somehow to see things sub specie aeternitatis. 1925 A. Huxley Let. 21 Apr. (1969) 247 There..are one hundred and five million beings whose sole function—if you look at their lives sub specie aeternitatis—is to provide people like us with money. 1952 V. A. Demant Relig. & Decline of Capitalism iii. 70 Hence what was true sub specie aeternitatis in the liberal aim is being lost. 1963 J. Moynahan Deed of Life (1966) p. xviii Every critic performs these tasks not sub specie eternitatis but fully aware of the limitations imposed on his understanding by his own weaknesses. 2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians xv. 222 Ninety years passed before ‘midnight's children’ reclaimed the subcontinent from the British. It is not a long time sub specie aeternitatis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1846
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