单词 | ad personam |
释义 | ad personamadv.adj. A. adv. Personally; as or to a particular individual (as distinct from a matter, argument, office, etc.).Sometimes opposed to ad rem. In quot. 1790 in a re ad personam: ‘from the matter to the individual’ [compare post-classical Latin a re ad personam (1731 or earlier)] . ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [adverb] personally1447 ad personama1628 society > occupation and work > position or job > [adverb] > assigned personally ad personam1964 society > authority > office > appointment to office > by appointment [phrase] > on an individual basis ad personam1964 a1628 J. Clare Conuerted Iew (1630) 114 You must..distinguish, when a Father writeth doctrinally..(ex professo) of any subiect, from that, which he writeth..in heate of dispute with his Aduersary:..in this later kind, he often disputeth, ad personam. 1790 Hist. Proc. & Deb. House of Commons Ireland XXVII. 480 The right honourable gentleman, who..had laid down the rule of order, by stating, that the Member who argues a re ad personam is disorderly. 1829 Times 7 Mar. 1 That Hon. member had throughout directed his arguments ad personam, and not ad rem. 1964 P. F. Anson Bishops at Large vii. 243 He was allowed to retain the see of Selsey..with the rank of Archbishop ad personam. 1993 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Misreadings 129 The numbered copy that we have before our eyes still seems to promise us, through the number that distinguishes it, the possibilities of possession ad personam. B. adj. Of, relating to, or directed at a person as an individual (rather than his or her office, argument, etc.); personal. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > belonging or relating to an individual being supposital1656 ad personam1829 1829 Niles' Weekly Reg. 26 Sept. 75 His contract is ad personam, only because judges have declared that it shall not lie ad rem. 1856 Times 15 Oct. 10 At first the reception given to [the Austrian ambassador] Prince Esterhazy was icy cold, and when the Muscovites did thaw, they never lost an opportunity of letting him know that the attentions shown him were ad personam. 1983 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 2: Eastern Europe (B.B.C.) 11 July EE/7382/A1/1 What is also striking in revisionist reactions is the launching of clearly ad personam attacks. 2009 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Nov. 11 The series of ad personam (tailor-made) laws introduced since 2001 by Berlusconi governments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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