mirabile dictuadv.n.

Brit.

/mɪˌrɑːbᵻleɪ ˈdɪktuː/,

/mɪˌrɑːbl̩eɪ ˈdɪktuː/, U.S.

/məˌrɑbəleɪ ˈdɪktu/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīrābile dictū.

Etymology: < classical Latin mīrābile dictū (Virgil Georgics 2. 30) < mīrābile , ablative of mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹) + dictū , ablative of dictum , supine of dīcere to say (see dictum n.).

Wonderful to relate; amazing to say. (Usually used parenthetically.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > wonder, be astonished [phrase] > it is wonderful

it is a worldc1495

it is a world and (also a) wonder1600

mirabile dictua1634

it is to be wondered1654

strange to say, tell1697

strange enough1853

a1634 R. Chapman Hallelu-jah (1635) 54 Those famous Colonies in Virginia, brought from worshipping of Divils (mirabile dictu) to worship the true God in spirit and truth.

1748 E. Weston Englishman directed in Choice of Relig. 23 The Apostles were Dissenters from established Paganism. Mirabile dictu!

1804 J. W. Croker Familiar Epist. iv. 37 He has also played Prince Arthur: this was as it should be, mirabile dictu!

1841 C. Dickens Let. 21 July (1969) II. 334 A man is coming here at 8, to settle (mirabile dictu) the matter of Mrs. Macrone's book.

1897 B. Stoker Dracula vii. 80 Then, mirabile dictu,..swept the strange schooner before the blast, with all sail set, and gained the safety of the harbour.

1943 L. Marchal Vichy xiii. 195 The Marshal was anxious to save Otto Abetz, who, mirabile dictu, was considered in certain Vichy circles as a ‘friend of France’.

1989 A. Bernays Professor Romeo xviii. 262 It's still—mirabile dictu—selling reasonably well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirabile dictu
释义	mirabile dictuadv.n. Brit. /mɪˌrɑːbᵻleɪ ˈdɪktuː/, /mɪˌrɑːbl̩eɪ ˈdɪktuː/, U.S. /məˌrɑbəleɪ ˈdɪktu/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mīrābile dictū. Etymology: < classical Latin mīrābile dictū (Virgil Georgics 2. 30) < mīrābile , ablative of mīrābilis (see marvel n.¹) + dictū , ablative of dictum , supine of dīcere to say (see dictum n.). Wonderful to relate; amazing to say. (Usually used parenthetically.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > wonder, be astonished [phrase] > it is wonderful it is a worldc1495 it is a world and (also a) wonder1600 mirabile dictua1634 it is to be wondered1654 strange to say, tell1697 strange enough1853 a1634 R. Chapman Hallelu-jah (1635) 54 Those famous Colonies in Virginia, brought from worshipping of Divils (mirabile dictu) to worship the true God in spirit and truth. 1748 E. Weston Englishman directed in Choice of Relig. 23 The Apostles were Dissenters from established Paganism. Mirabile dictu! 1804 J. W. Croker Familiar Epist. iv. 37 He has also played Prince Arthur: this was as it should be, mirabile dictu! 1841 C. Dickens Let. 21 July (1969) II. 334 A man is coming here at 8, to settle (mirabile dictu) the matter of Mrs. Macrone's book. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula vii. 80 Then, mirabile dictu,..swept the strange schooner before the blast, with all sail set, and gained the safety of the harbour. 1943 L. Marchal Vichy xiii. 195 The Marshal was anxious to save Otto Abetz, who, mirabile dictu, was considered in certain Vichy circles as a ‘friend of France’. 1989 A. Bernays Professor Romeo xviii. 262 It's still—mirabile dictu—selling reasonably well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.a1634
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