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单词 summa rerum
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summa rerumn.

Brit. /ˌsʌmə ˈrɛːrəm/, /ˌsʊmə ˈrɛːrᵿm/, U.S. /ˌsəmə ˈrɛrəm/, /ˌsʊmə ˈrɛrᵿm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin summa rērum.
Etymology: < classical Latin summa rērum < summa sum n.1 + rērum of things or affairs, genitive plural of rēs thing (see res n.1).
The highest public interest; the public good (cf. the sum of things at sum n.1 Phrases 2a).
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > relation in respect of > general or public
wealth1390
common gooda1393
the sum of things?c1400
public good1427
commonweal1429
weal1444
commonwealtha1450
public weala1470
common publicc1475
weal-public1495
public wealth1541
public welfare1579
publica1586
public interest1591
the public (also general) concern1707
summa rerum1715
1715 J. Swift Enquiry Queen's Last Ministry i, in Wks. (1765) VIII. i. 50 I believe, no Minister of any party would..have scrupled to make the same step, when the summa rerum was at stake.
1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 103/1 They easily understood that too capital an interest (the summa rerum) was now at stake.
1950 Scotsman 29 June 9/5 It is permissible to remain sceptical to doubt whether the summa rerum can be condensed into two or three categorical equations.
2003 Noûs 37 405 The official theory of the Pacidius, however, will acknowledge only the summa rerum as a source of action without change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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