complicitadj.

Brit.

/kəmˈplɪsɪt/, U.S.

/kəmˈplɪsᵻt/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: complicity n.

Etymology: Apparently a back-formation < complicity n., after implicit adj., explicit adj. and n.¹ Compare slightly earlier complicitous adj.

Involved knowingly or with passive compliance, often in something underhand, sinister, or illegal.

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1855 Notts. Guardian 13 Dec. 7/3 There was no evidence to show clearly that Father Petcherine was complicit in their burning.

1861 F. H. Ludlow in Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 5 Jan. 4/2 On the Spanish Sierras he had been complicit with the assassination of a muleteer.

1928 Federal Reporter (Lexis) 2nd Ser. 28 423 The plaintiff was complicit in the matters which caused the revocation of the Waterloo Company's permits.

1975 New Lett. Rev. Nov.–Dec. 72 Throughout this period, the whole policy of the British government was supine and complicit.

2005 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. ii. 1/1 It was unwittingly, or perhaps wittingly, complicit in the cover-up of a scandal.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	complicit
释义	complicitadj. Brit. /kəmˈplɪsɪt/, U.S. /kəmˈplɪsᵻt/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: complicity n. Etymology: Apparently a back-formation < complicity n., after implicit adj., explicit adj. and n.¹ Compare slightly earlier complicitous adj. Involved knowingly or with passive compliance, often in something underhand, sinister, or illegal. ΚΠ 1855 Notts. Guardian 13 Dec. 7/3 There was no evidence to show clearly that Father Petcherine was complicit in their burning. 1861 F. H. Ludlow in Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 5 Jan. 4/2 On the Spanish Sierras he had been complicit with the assassination of a muleteer. 1928 Federal Reporter (Lexis) 2nd Ser. 28 423 The plaintiff was complicit in the matters which caused the revocation of the Waterloo Company's permits. 1975 New Lett. Rev. Nov.–Dec. 72 Throughout this period, the whole policy of the British government was supine and complicit. 2005 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. ii. 1/1 It was unwittingly, or perhaps wittingly, complicit in the cover-up of a scandal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1855
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