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单词 officialese
释义

officialesen.

Brit. /əˌfɪʃəˈliːz/, /əˌfɪʃlˈiːz/, U.S. /əˌfɪʃəˈliz/, /oʊˌfɪʃəˈliz/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: official n.1, official adj., -ese suffix.
Etymology: < either official n.1 or official adj. + -ese suffix.
The formal and typically verbose language considered characteristic of officials or official documents; turgid or pedantic official prose.
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the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > in particular literary contexts
pamphletism1716
newspaper English1856
journalese1882
officialese1884
novelese1900
headlinese1916
bureaucratese1942
1884 E. Yates Recoll. & Experiences I. iii. 126 What was called, in delightful officialese, ‘the double Secretariat’ was abolished.
1924 P. MacDonald Rasp vi. 84 My—what's the officialese for it?—‘suppression of the truth’ gave Boyd clue number one.
1953 E. Simon Past Masters iv. ii. 220 One was left to infer between the lines of officialese.
1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch iii. 50 ‘You've read the backgrounding.’ It was phrased in dry officialese.
1991 K. Waterhouse English our English ii. 129 Phrases borrowed from officialeseit should be appreciated, it will be recalled that, it is important to realize that—should simply be crossed out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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