terminus ad quemn.

Brit.

/ˈtəːmᵻnəs ˌad ˌkwɛm/, U.S.

/ˈtərmᵻnəs ˌæd ˈkwɛm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin terminus ad quem.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin terminus ad quem (a1250 in Albertus Magnus, Phys. 5. 2. 2; also in Aquinas, Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, etc.) < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ad to + quem , accusative of quī which (see who pron.). Compare terminus a quo n.

1. A finishing point; a destination; an objective, a goal, a purpose; a result. Frequently contrasted with terminus a quo n. 1.

ΚΠ

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. M^v Who so had apposed them in terminus à quo, and terminus ad quem [L. termino ad quem].

1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 325 In nutrition terminus a quo, is the hunger and thurste of the manne, and terminus ad quem, is the feadinge and satisfying of hys hunger and thurste.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 191 So there is Terminus à quo, from whence we are freed; and Terminus ad quem, to which we are exalted.

1700 D. Irish Levamen Infirmi 111 If the termini à quibus, be the four Parts of the World, then the terminus ad quem must be about the Centre.

1818 R. H. Carne Proper Deity 125 Is there any thing unreasonable in the thought of a terminus a quo, and a terminus ad quem, relative to this essential energy and life, antecedent to will?

1862 Amer. Law Reg. 10 351/2 Though there is a change of the terminus ad quem, it is one which enures to the advantage of the insurer, by shortening the duration of the risk.

1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Jan. 270 The terminus ad quem, or the end whither the theological movement of our age tends.

2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Nov. 60/1 The Ik [sc. an endangered African tribe] are the future that faces us if we destroy our world with our false ‘progress’ and they are the terminus ad quem of modern individualism.

2. spec. The latest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus ante quem n. Frequently contrasted with terminus a quo n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time > the latest or most advanced in time

uttermosta1616

terminus ad quem1847

1847 Eng. Rev. Sept. 188 An elaborate discussion of the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of that prophetic period.

1858 Brit. Millennial Harbinger 1 June 278/1 Let us now see how this terminus a quo will correspond with the historical event which marks the terminus ad quem of each period.

1949 Hispanic Rev. 17 251 The probable date would seem to be: 1611–1612, which is close to the terminus ad quem of 1610 proposed by Morley and Bruerton.

1991 G. Greer Change vii. 171 The family planners had no joy from any of the papers attempting to..declare a terminus ad quem after which ovulation could never occur.

2005 Times (Nexis) 26 July (Times2) 2 The terminus ad quem on which he should keep his eye is the tenth anniversary of his own premiership, in May 2007.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terminus ad quem
释义	terminus ad quemn. Brit. /ˈtəːmᵻnəs ˌad ˌkwɛm/, U.S. /ˈtərmᵻnəs ˌæd ˈkwɛm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin terminus ad quem. Etymology: < post-classical Latin terminus ad quem (a1250 in Albertus Magnus, Phys. 5. 2. 2; also in Aquinas, Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, etc.) < classical Latin terminus terminus n. + ad to + quem , accusative of quī which (see who pron.). Compare terminus a quo n. 1. A finishing point; a destination; an objective, a goal, a purpose; a result. Frequently contrasted with terminus a quo n. 1. ΚΠ 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. M^v Who so had apposed them in terminus à quo, and terminus ad quem [L. termino ad quem]. 1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 325 In nutrition terminus a quo, is the hunger and thurste of the manne, and terminus ad quem, is the feadinge and satisfying of hys hunger and thurste. 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 191 So there is Terminus à quo, from whence we are freed; and Terminus ad quem, to which we are exalted. 1700 D. Irish Levamen Infirmi 111 If the termini à quibus, be the four Parts of the World, then the terminus ad quem must be about the Centre. 1818 R. H. Carne Proper Deity 125 Is there any thing unreasonable in the thought of a terminus a quo, and a terminus ad quem, relative to this essential energy and life, antecedent to will? 1862 Amer. Law Reg. 10 351/2 Though there is a change of the terminus ad quem, it is one which enures to the advantage of the insurer, by shortening the duration of the risk. 1906 Hibbert Jrnl. Jan. 270 The terminus ad quem, or the end whither the theological movement of our age tends. 2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Nov. 60/1 The Ik [sc. an endangered African tribe] are the future that faces us if we destroy our world with our false ‘progress’ and they are the terminus ad quem of modern individualism. 2. spec. The latest possible date at which something could have occurred or might occur; = terminus ante quem n. Frequently contrasted with terminus a quo n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time > the latest or most advanced in time uttermosta1616 terminus ad quem1847 1847 Eng. Rev. Sept. 188 An elaborate discussion of the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of that prophetic period. 1858 Brit. Millennial Harbinger 1 June 278/1 Let us now see how this terminus a quo will correspond with the historical event which marks the terminus ad quem of each period. 1949 Hispanic Rev. 17 251 The probable date would seem to be: 1611–1612, which is close to the terminus ad quem of 1610 proposed by Morley and Bruerton. 1991 G. Greer Change vii. 171 The family planners had no joy from any of the papers attempting to..declare a terminus ad quem after which ovulation could never occur. 2005 Times (Nexis) 26 July (Times2) 2 The terminus ad quem on which he should keep his eye is the tenth anniversary of his own premiership, in May 2007. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1549
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