in medias resadv.

Brit.

/ɪn ˌmiːdɪas ˈreɪs/, U.S.

/ɪn ˌmidiˌæs ˈreɪs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in mediās rēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin in mediās rēs (Horace Ars Poetica 148) < in in prep. + mediās , accusative plural feminine of medius middle (see medium n.) + rēs , accusative plural of rēs res n.¹

Into the middle of proceedings; into the midst of affairs. Frequently with reference to a literary work (esp. in later use): in or into the middle of a narrative.

ΚΠ

1786 H. More Bas Bleu in Florio 69 Be as epic as I please, And plunge at once in medias res.

1839 Law Mag. Aug. 61 The student generally begins with the actual work of a pleader's office. He is brought in medias res.

1861 M. Reid Wild Huntress II. ii. 12 Instead..of rushing at once in medias res.., my counsel was that we should act with caution.

1939 R. W. Chambers Man's Unconquerable Mind ii. 64 The story begins in medias res, but the hero recounts his earlier adventures at a banquet.

1990 Bull. Hispanic Stud. 67 366 Having begun his story in medias res, he then interrupts it to cover the background.

2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Feb. 9/1 You are always plunged in medias res.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in medias res
释义	in medias resadv. Brit. /ɪn ˌmiːdɪas ˈreɪs/, U.S. /ɪn ˌmidiˌæs ˈreɪs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in mediās rēs. Etymology: < classical Latin in mediās rēs (Horace Ars Poetica 148) < in in prep. + mediās , accusative plural feminine of medius middle (see medium n.) + rēs , accusative plural of rēs res n.¹ Into the middle of proceedings; into the midst of affairs. Frequently with reference to a literary work (esp. in later use): in or into the middle of a narrative. ΚΠ 1786 H. More Bas Bleu in Florio 69 Be as epic as I please, And plunge at once in medias res. 1839 Law Mag. Aug. 61 The student generally begins with the actual work of a pleader's office. He is brought in medias res. 1861 M. Reid Wild Huntress II. ii. 12 Instead..of rushing at once in medias res.., my counsel was that we should act with caution. 1939 R. W. Chambers Man's Unconquerable Mind ii. 64 The story begins in medias res, but the hero recounts his earlier adventures at a banquet. 1990 Bull. Hispanic Stud. 67 366 Having begun his story in medias res, he then interrupts it to cover the background. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Feb. 9/1 You are always plunged in medias res. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1786
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