| 单词 | economy of truth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseconomy of truth economy of truth n. (also economy with the truth) the presentation of the truth in such a way as to suit particular circumstances; discreditable or expedient reticence; (also) an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > telling of falsehoods, lying leasingc950 fablinga1300 lyinga1300 menteryc1450 blanching1581 forgery1582 whetstone-leasing1598 Creticism1614 mentition1656 falsehood1662 storytelling1681 mendaciloquencec1710 fibbing1749 economy of truth1796 fibbery1857 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 137 Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatever; But..there is an œconomy of truth..a sort of temperance, by which a man speaks truth with measure that he may speak it the longer. 1872 E. Crapsey Nether Side N.Y. ii. 7 I do not mean to say that without this foundation, we would have only peace, plenty, and virtue, for such a statement would be a most unwise economy of truth. 1892 Times 19 Feb. 3/6 Official answers in the Houses of Parliament show..economy of truth, if of nothing else. 1937 Amer. Math. Monthly 44 140 If Ramanujan's friends assumed that he accepted the conventional doctrines of such a religion,..he was practising a quite harmless, and probably necessary, economy of truth. 1994 ELH 61 926 An individual's projection of honesty..creates more intrigue when it flirts with a certain economy of truth without falling into cultivated dishonesty. 2002 New Yorker 9 Dec. 105/3 After a lot of flimflammery and economy with the truth, Nair managed to cajole completion cash out of a French company. < as lemmas |
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