单词 | incognita |
释义 | incognitan.2 With plural agreement. Unknown things or places. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of terra incognita1616 indeterminable1646 X1808 unknown1829 incognita1846 the other side of the hill1852 terra ignotaa1925 another country1952 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 476 They [sc. myths]..explained many of the puzzling incognita of the present. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 272 At this rate, we will in a few days more be within the Baffin's Bay incognita. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020). incognitaadj.n.1 A. adj. Of a female: Unknown or disguised; having one's identity concealed or unavowed. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > incognito incognita1671 incognito1676 incog1705 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [adjective] > female incognita1671 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iii. 42 Being thus incognita, I shall discover if he make Love to any of you. 1884 ‘Rita’ Vivienne v. v She would go to Naples incognita. B. n.1 1. An unknown or disguised woman or girl; one whose identity is not made known. In 18th cent. used often of a sweetheart. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > one whose name is unknown unknownc1390 anonymous1551 incognito1638 anon.1683 anonym1683 anonym.1683 anonymity1695 incog1699 incognitaa1723 ineffable1859 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > one who disguises > female incognitaa1723 a1723 S. Centlivre Wonder iii. i, in Wks. (1760) III. 29 Tho' I could not see my fair Incognita, Fortune..has flung another Intrigue in my way. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. l. 148 The whole subscribed, ‘Your incognita’. 1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers I. iii. 94 It will be impossible for me to see your incognita without knowing her by instinct. 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 12 Nobody knew any thing certain of the incognita, or her story. 2. Unknown or unavowed character or position (of a woman). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of > person unknowna1400 ignote1636 inconnu1807 dark horse1841 incognita1882 mystery man1922 no-name1984 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > disguised condition > female incognita1882 1882 World No. 399. 10 The Queen will not assume her incognita until she reaches Cherbourg. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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