Jekylln.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛkl/,

/ˈdʒiːk(ɪ)l/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛk(ə)l/

Etymology: < the name of the hero of R. L. Stevenson's story, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ (published 1886), who appears as a benevolent and respectable character under the name of Jekyll and the opposite under the name of Hyde.

Used allusively in reference to opposite sides of a person's character or to persons or things of a dual character, alternately good and evil. Also attributive. (Cf. Hyde n.)

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [noun] > virtuous side of character

one's better nature1848

Jekyll?1885

?1885 F. Stevenson Let. in J. Pope-Hennessy R. L. Stevenson (1974) ix. 179 While one side represents an angel, the devil must have posed for another... Plainly Jekyll and Hyde.

1887 Puck (N.Y.) 16 Nov. 188 (caption) Is that you, Livingston?.. No, m' dearsh, it'sh Doct' Hyde. Mist' Jekyll didn't..g-g' out t'night!

1902 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/4 While the left lobe is the Jekyll of the intellect. the right, on occasion at least, is apt to play the part of Hyde.

1905 Strand Mag. Apr. 455/2 Meeting a young and winsome feminine counterpart of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in real life is a very pleasant, if novel, experience.

1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xiv. 187 When he is good he is very good indeed, and when he is bad he is horrid. He is either Jekyll or Hyde.

1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xiv. 187 But we encountered surprisingly few Hydes. Nearly all were Jekylls—Jekylls of the most competent and courteous type.

1929 W. J. Locke Ancestor Jorico xviii. 253 Suppose it pleased him to lead a Jekyll and Hyde sort of life?

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 July 522/1 Turner was a case of Jekyll and Hyde in real life and oscillated continuously between the Victorian respectability of Bloomsbury..and the Rabelaisian society of the London Docks.

1945 A. J. P. Taylor Course of Ger. Hist. 146 A Jekyll and Hyde policy, the bureaucrat Jekylls confident until too late that they could always shake off the Pan-German Hyde at their convenience.

1971 L. P. Davies Shadow Before xi. 128 We are all a mixture of good and evil, Jekyll and Hyde, if you like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jekyll
释义	Jekylln. Brit. /ˈdʒɛkl/, /ˈdʒiːk(ɪ)l/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛk(ə)l/ Etymology: < the name of the hero of R. L. Stevenson's story, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ (published 1886), who appears as a benevolent and respectable character under the name of Jekyll and the opposite under the name of Hyde. Used allusively in reference to opposite sides of a person's character or to persons or things of a dual character, alternately good and evil. Also attributive. (Cf. Hyde n.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > virtuous side of character one's better nature1848 Jekyll?1885 ?1885 F. Stevenson Let. in J. Pope-Hennessy R. L. Stevenson (1974) ix. 179 While one side represents an angel, the devil must have posed for another... Plainly Jekyll and Hyde. 1887 Puck (N.Y.) 16 Nov. 188 (caption) Is that you, Livingston?.. No, m' dearsh, it'sh Doct' Hyde. Mist' Jekyll didn't..g-g' out t'night! 1902 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/4 While the left lobe is the Jekyll of the intellect. the right, on occasion at least, is apt to play the part of Hyde. 1905 Strand Mag. Apr. 455/2 Meeting a young and winsome feminine counterpart of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in real life is a very pleasant, if novel, experience. 1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xiv. 187 When he is good he is very good indeed, and when he is bad he is horrid. He is either Jekyll or Hyde. 1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xiv. 187 But we encountered surprisingly few Hydes. Nearly all were Jekylls—Jekylls of the most competent and courteous type. 1929 W. J. Locke Ancestor Jorico xviii. 253 Suppose it pleased him to lead a Jekyll and Hyde sort of life? 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 July 522/1 Turner was a case of Jekyll and Hyde in real life and oscillated continuously between the Victorian respectability of Bloomsbury..and the Rabelaisian society of the London Docks. 1945 A. J. P. Taylor Course of Ger. Hist. 146 A Jekyll and Hyde policy, the bureaucrat Jekylls confident until too late that they could always shake off the Pan-German Hyde at their convenience. 1971 L. P. Davies Shadow Before xi. 128 We are all a mixture of good and evil, Jekyll and Hyde, if you like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1885
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