arrière-penséen.

Brit.

/ˌarɪɛːˈpɒnseɪ/,

/ˌarɪɛːˈpɒ̃seɪ/,

/ˌarɪɛːpɒnˈseɪ/,

/ˌarɪɛːpɒ̃ˈseɪ/, U.S.

/ˌɑriɛrˌpɑnˈseɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, arrière-pensées.

Forms: 1600s arriere-pensee, 1800s– arrière-pensée.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arrière-pensée.

Etymology: < French arrière-pensée (1587 in Middle French) < arrière behind (see arrear adv.) + pensée thought (see pensée n.²).In plural form arrière-pensées after the French plural form.

A concealed thought or intention; an ulterior motive; a doubt, misgiving, or reservation. Also sometimes (and in earliest use) as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [noun] > a thought, thoughts > hidden, inward

bosom1600

underthought1602

arrière-pensée1617

thought-word1844

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > inward or hidden thoughts, etc.

the bird in one's (also the) bosom1548

bosom1600

underthought1602

recess1605

arrière-pensée1617

sanctuary1642

1617 D. Carleton Let. 14 Jan. (1775) 84 Hearing the Spanish embassador in England to be disavowed by the other in France, it could not but minister unto them arriere pensee; especially being so much practised (as they are) to the Spanish frauds and subtilties.

1817 J. P. Morier Let. 31 July in S. Freitag & P. Wende Brit. Envoys Germany (2000) I. 388 I should be apt individually to attribute the measures respecting the Landwehr, to the necessity of assisting the Officers of the old establishment,..and not to any arrière pensée.

1824 Lady Morgan Salvator Rosa I. vi. 300 Such drear and fearful aspects of nature, mingled with such views of society, concealed an ‘arrière pensée’.

1884 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Dec. 246 He knew that I had guessed his arrière-pensée.

1921 Musical News & Herald 30 Apr. 552/2 Let us, then, welcome Kreisler as a great musician, without arrière-pensée.

1934 L. R. Farnell Oxonian looks Back x. 101 He loved learning for its own charm without any arrière-pensée of self-promotion or fame.

1989 D. B. Wallace & H. E. Gruber Creative People Pref. p. vi Although it is not a primary theme of this book, an arrière-pensée always with us is the conception that a creative person is unique.

2002 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 May 30/3 Wishful thinking always played some part, not least in the Norwegian and Dutch arrière-pensées that if the worst came to the worst, the Brits would see them safe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arrière-pensée
释义	arrière-penséen. Brit. /ˌarɪɛːˈpɒnseɪ/, /ˌarɪɛːˈpɒ̃seɪ/, /ˌarɪɛːpɒnˈseɪ/, /ˌarɪɛːpɒ̃ˈseɪ/, U.S. /ˌɑriɛrˌpɑnˈseɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, arrière-pensées. Forms: 1600s arriere-pensee, 1800s– arrière-pensée. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arrière-pensée. Etymology: < French arrière-pensée (1587 in Middle French) < arrière behind (see arrear adv.) + pensée thought (see pensée n.²).In plural form arrière-pensées after the French plural form. A concealed thought or intention; an ulterior motive; a doubt, misgiving, or reservation. Also sometimes (and in earliest use) as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [noun] > a thought, thoughts > hidden, inward bosom1600 underthought1602 arrière-pensée1617 thought-word1844 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > inward or hidden thoughts, etc. the bird in one's (also the) bosom1548 bosom1600 underthought1602 recess1605 arrière-pensée1617 sanctuary1642 1617 D. Carleton Let. 14 Jan. (1775) 84 Hearing the Spanish embassador in England to be disavowed by the other in France, it could not but minister unto them arriere pensee; especially being so much practised (as they are) to the Spanish frauds and subtilties. 1817 J. P. Morier Let. 31 July in S. Freitag & P. Wende Brit. Envoys Germany (2000) I. 388 I should be apt individually to attribute the measures respecting the Landwehr, to the necessity of assisting the Officers of the old establishment,..and not to any arrière pensée. 1824 Lady Morgan Salvator Rosa I. vi. 300 Such drear and fearful aspects of nature, mingled with such views of society, concealed an ‘arrière pensée’. 1884 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Dec. 246 He knew that I had guessed his arrière-pensée. 1921 Musical News & Herald 30 Apr. 552/2 Let us, then, welcome Kreisler as a great musician, without arrière-pensée. 1934 L. R. Farnell Oxonian looks Back x. 101 He loved learning for its own charm without any arrière-pensée of self-promotion or fame. 1989 D. B. Wallace & H. E. Gruber Creative People Pref. p. vi Although it is not a primary theme of this book, an arrière-pensée always with us is the conception that a creative person is unique. 2002 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 May 30/3 Wishful thinking always played some part, not least in the Norwegian and Dutch arrière-pensées that if the worst came to the worst, the Brits would see them safe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1617
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