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单词 in deliciis
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in deliciisadv.

Brit. /ˌɪn dᵻˈlɪsɪʌɪs/, U.S. /ˌɪn dəˈlɪsiˌaɪs/
Forms: late Middle English–1500s 1700s 1900s– in deliciis, 1600s in delicijs, 1600s in delitiis.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in dēliciīs.
Etymology: < classical Latin in dēliciīs in affection < in in prep. + dēliciīs , ablative of dēliciae (see delice n.).In to have in deliciis after classical Latin habēre in dēliciīs to treat as a pet or favourite.
Now rare.
In affection; in a position of favour or high regard. Frequently in to have in deliciis.
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1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) iv. v. sig. miiii/2 Kepe them from messhefe as moche as they may in good maner and kepe them wel and onestly, Not for to make them riche: ne norisshe them in deliciis.
1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr vi. 176 Were there not some degrees of spirituall pride in Gonzaga, who is praised because he had a paire of patched hose in Delicijs?
1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 346 Their Cats, which they haue in delitiis.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 425 Those Lap-dogs had so in delicijs by the Ladies..are a pigmie sort of Spaniels.
1703 S. Wesley Let. from Country Divine 14 Mitton's Apology was in Deliciis with most of us, I am apt to believe poor W. J. formed his Latin Stile very much by reading him.
1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress of Mistresses (1967) xix. 334 Their pleasant houses and gardens and fishponds and wives and children and delicate dogs and beasts tamed to the hand which they have in deliciis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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