officiallyadv.

Brit.

/əˈfɪʃl̩i/,

/əˈfɪʃəli/, U.S.

/əˈfɪʃəli/,

/oʊˈfɪʃəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: official adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < official adj. + -ly suffix².

In an official manner or capacity; by virtue, or in consequence, of one's office; by or in presence of an official; with official authority, sanction, or formality. Now frequently in contexts implying a contrast with other some truth or actuality: in public and for official purposes, but not necessarily in reality.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [adverb] > in a manner proceeding from authority

officially1639

excathedralishly1831

society > authority > office > [adverb] > officially

officially1639

society > authority > office > holder of office > [adverb]

ex officio1712

officially1872

society > authority > office > [adverb] > officially > but not really

officially1938

1639 J. Canne Stay against Straying 54 A man may heare a Minister teach officially, and yet not have communion with the state of the Teacher.

1649 J. Lilburne Strength out of Weaknesse 23 It is likely Mr. Prideaux, when you doe mee wrong, either personally or officially, that you shall heare sufficiently of it.

1775 E. Burke Speech Amer. Taxation 46 You understand..that I speak of Charles Townshend, officially the re-producer of this fatal scheme.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 241 No excess is good; and therefore too great a proportion of landed property may be held officially for life.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. lviii Buonaparte is officially announced to have quitted Malmaison for Rochefort.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner vi. 90 He winked..at two of the company, who were known officially as the ‘bassoon’ and the ‘key-bugle’.

1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 16 May 280/2 Some gentle-hearted functionary..who I suppose was officially present at the Inquest.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 7 The fiery darts of the officially orthodox.

1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. iii. 201 McMurdo's deeds in far Chicago had been whispered before... But now the thing was officially confirmed.

1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm x. 163 The price per machine will..be higher... Officially, this fact will be accounted for by the modifications. Actually, those modifications are purely nominal.

1976 ‘B. Shelby’ Great Pebble Affair i. 30 Officially, I had been renting my apartment for three months before I even saw it.

2001 Independent 10 Apr. ii. 3/2 A potentially bigger problem, though, is the nascent campaign to see ‘Jedi warrior’ officially recognised as a religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	officially
释义	officiallyadv. Brit. /əˈfɪʃl̩i/, /əˈfɪʃəli/, U.S. /əˈfɪʃəli/, /oʊˈfɪʃəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: official adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < official adj. + -ly suffix². In an official manner or capacity; by virtue, or in consequence, of one's office; by or in presence of an official; with official authority, sanction, or formality. Now frequently in contexts implying a contrast with other some truth or actuality: in public and for official purposes, but not necessarily in reality. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [adverb] > in a manner proceeding from authority officially1639 excathedralishly1831 society > authority > office > [adverb] > officially officially1639 society > authority > office > holder of office > [adverb] ex officio1712 officially1872 society > authority > office > [adverb] > officially > but not really officially1938 1639 J. Canne Stay against Straying 54 A man may heare a Minister teach officially, and yet not have communion with the state of the Teacher. 1649 J. Lilburne Strength out of Weaknesse 23 It is likely Mr. Prideaux, when you doe mee wrong, either personally or officially, that you shall heare sufficiently of it. 1775 E. Burke Speech Amer. Taxation 46 You understand..that I speak of Charles Townshend, officially the re-producer of this fatal scheme. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 241 No excess is good; and therefore too great a proportion of landed property may be held officially for life. View more context for this quotation 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) Pref. p. lviii Buonaparte is officially announced to have quitted Malmaison for Rochefort. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner vi. 90 He winked..at two of the company, who were known officially as the ‘bassoon’ and the ‘key-bugle’. 1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 16 May 280/2 Some gentle-hearted functionary..who I suppose was officially present at the Inquest. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 7 The fiery darts of the officially orthodox. 1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. iii. 201 McMurdo's deeds in far Chicago had been whispered before... But now the thing was officially confirmed. 1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm x. 163 The price per machine will..be higher... Officially, this fact will be accounted for by the modifications. Actually, those modifications are purely nominal. 1976 ‘B. Shelby’ Great Pebble Affair i. 30 Officially, I had been renting my apartment for three months before I even saw it. 2001 Independent 10 Apr. ii. 3/2 A potentially bigger problem, though, is the nascent campaign to see ‘Jedi warrior’ officially recognised as a religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1639
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