P.S.n.

Brit.

/ˌpiːˈɛs/, U.S.

/ˌpiˈɛs/

Forms: 1600s– P.S. (with points), 1700s– PS (without points). Also in lower case.

Etymology: < the initial letters of post scriptum n. (originally as graphic abbreviation). Compare earlier postscript n.¹

1. A formula used to introduce something added to a letter below the signature: post scriptum, matter written after. Later also used at the end of other types of text.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > P.S.

P.S.1616

P.P.'S.1760

1616 T. Roe Let. 30 Nov. in Embassy to Great Mogul (1899) II. 359 P.S.—I humbly desire your Honor to doe me the fauour to thanck Sir Thomas Smyth in my behalfe.

1699 M. Prior Let. 7 Dec. in Hist. Own Time (1740) 144 P.S. I do not write to Stanyan; for he has not a Park, nor a Doe in the World: I mean a Doe fit for a Pasty.

1722 B. Franklin Let. in New Eng. Courant 25 June P.S. I shall make no other Answer to Hypercarpus's Criticism on my last letter than this, [etc.].

1790 W. Cowper Let. 27 Feb. (1982) III. 351 P.S...Still another P.S.

1819 J. Constable Let. 2 Nov. (1962) 189 P.S. I was last night..elected an Associate of the Royal Academy.

1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn II. lv. 138 P.S.—My address will be ‘The Bull, Willingford’.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 64 P.S. Excuse bad writing, am in a hurry. Byby.

1940 Life 30 Sept. 67/2 Beautyrest has a patented sag-proof edge that keeps edges resilient and erect for the entire life of the mattress. (P.S. Beautyrest never ‘lumps’ up.)

1991 W. Beechey Reluctant Samaritan (BNC) 2 Your aunt..would like you to find her accommodation near where you live... PS She is spotlessly clean.

2. Something written at the end of a letter, after the signature, containing an afterthought or additional matter; a similar note at the end of other types of text; = postscript n.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > postscript

postscript1546

after-writing1598

P.S.1757

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > afterword, postscript, or following part of a book

post scriptum1523

consequent1612

P.S.1842

postlude1889

postscript1926

1757 J. Lind Lett. Navy ii. 62 This defect is remedied by a law mentioned in the P.S.

1771 J. Wedgwood Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 108 The letter to which this is a ps I did not like to send by the post.

1842 C. Dickens Let. 1 May (1974) III. 228 Look over leaf for the PS.

1865 E. C. Gaskell Cousin Phillis iii. 85 There was a P.S., with only these words:—‘My nosegay goes with me to Canada, but I do not need it to remind me of Hope Farm.’

1929 P. England tr. O. von Riesemann Moussorgsky vi. 172 That Moussorgsky..was for a time completely obsessed by his subject is plainly shown in the P.S. to the letter given above.

1990 D. Rutherford Game of Sudden Death (BNC) 270 ‘What was in the letters?’ ‘Mostly holiday stuff. Angela's impressions of the tour through Romania with an occasional PS from John.’

2006 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 13 Mar. 9 Mr Rann..said he would sign a decree after the election banning privatisations. ‘And there will be a P.S. on it that reads “no toll roads in SA”,’ he said.

Derivatives

P.P.'S. n. [ < the initial letters of post post scriptum < classical Latin post after (see post- prefix) + post scriptum n.] (a formula introducing matter written after a postscript) post post scriptum.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > P.S.

P.S.1616

P.P.'S.1760

1760 J. Sewell Let. 13 Feb. in J. Adams Papers (1977) I. 41 P. S. I hope you'll write me soon... P. P. S. I am now going thro Co. Litt. again.

1841 C. Dickens Let. 9 July (1969) II. 325 P.S. Half asleep... P.P.S. They speak Gaelic here.

1900 G. B. Shaw Let. 30 Dec. (1972) II. 216 PPS I have been reading ‘Herod’ (I never go to the theatre now).

1967 Listener 21 Dec. 814/2 ps: There'll be a special Christmas edition of Round the Horne. pps: The new series of Round the Horne starts in February.

1996 T. Reed Airborne 2 P.S. If you don't read signs You mayn't come into my room... If you read these signs You may come into my room. P.P.S. Please knock.

P.P.P.'S. n. [ < the initial letters of post post post scriptum < classical Latin post after (see post- prefix) + post after + post scriptum n.] (a formula introducing matter written after something introduced by P.P.S.) post post post scriptum.Such a sequence of additions may be extended ad infinitum, though anything subsequent to P.P.S. is usually intended for comic effect.

ΚΠ

1856 Harper's Mag. Nov. 813/1 P.P.S.—While writing this letter I have killed just thirty-four... P.P.P.S.—Two more, making thirty-six—and one is thirty-seven.

c1921 E. E. Cummings Sel. Lett. (1969) 81 P.P.S. Elaine writes your painting is awfully good... P.P.P.S. Enjoyed the Krazy [Kat] you sent B.

2005 Grand Forks (N. Dakota) Herald (Nexis) 2 Feb. b3 P.P.P.S. Wonder how the Filipinos feel this morning?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ps
释义	P.S.n. Brit. /ˌpiːˈɛs/, U.S. /ˌpiˈɛs/ Forms: 1600s– P.S. (with points), 1700s– PS (without points). Also in lower case. Etymology: < the initial letters of post scriptum n. (originally as graphic abbreviation). Compare earlier postscript n.¹ 1. A formula used to introduce something added to a letter below the signature: post scriptum, matter written after. Later also used at the end of other types of text. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > P.S. P.S.1616 P.P.'S.1760 1616 T. Roe Let. 30 Nov. in Embassy to Great Mogul (1899) II. 359 P.S.—I humbly desire your Honor to doe me the fauour to thanck Sir Thomas Smyth in my behalfe. 1699 M. Prior Let. 7 Dec. in Hist. Own Time (1740) 144 P.S. I do not write to Stanyan; for he has not a Park, nor a Doe in the World: I mean a Doe fit for a Pasty. 1722 B. Franklin Let. in New Eng. Courant 25 June P.S. I shall make no other Answer to Hypercarpus's Criticism on my last letter than this, [etc.]. 1790 W. Cowper Let. 27 Feb. (1982) III. 351 P.S...Still another P.S. 1819 J. Constable Let. 2 Nov. (1962) 189 P.S. I was last night..elected an Associate of the Royal Academy. 1869 A. Trollope Phineas Finn II. lv. 138 P.S.—My address will be ‘The Bull, Willingford’. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 64 P.S. Excuse bad writing, am in a hurry. Byby. 1940 Life 30 Sept. 67/2 Beautyrest has a patented sag-proof edge that keeps edges resilient and erect for the entire life of the mattress. (P.S. Beautyrest never ‘lumps’ up.) 1991 W. Beechey Reluctant Samaritan (BNC) 2 Your aunt..would like you to find her accommodation near where you live... PS She is spotlessly clean. 2. Something written at the end of a letter, after the signature, containing an afterthought or additional matter; a similar note at the end of other types of text; = postscript n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > postscript postscript1546 after-writing1598 P.S.1757 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > afterword, postscript, or following part of a book post scriptum1523 consequent1612 P.S.1842 postlude1889 postscript1926 1757 J. Lind Lett. Navy ii. 62 This defect is remedied by a law mentioned in the P.S. 1771 J. Wedgwood Let. 11 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 108 The letter to which this is a ps I did not like to send by the post. 1842 C. Dickens Let. 1 May (1974) III. 228 Look over leaf for the PS. 1865 E. C. Gaskell Cousin Phillis iii. 85 There was a P.S., with only these words:—‘My nosegay goes with me to Canada, but I do not need it to remind me of Hope Farm.’ 1929 P. England tr. O. von Riesemann Moussorgsky vi. 172 That Moussorgsky..was for a time completely obsessed by his subject is plainly shown in the P.S. to the letter given above. 1990 D. Rutherford Game of Sudden Death (BNC) 270 ‘What was in the letters?’ ‘Mostly holiday stuff. Angela's impressions of the tour through Romania with an occasional PS from John.’ 2006 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 13 Mar. 9 Mr Rann..said he would sign a decree after the election banning privatisations. ‘And there will be a P.S. on it that reads “no toll roads in SA”,’ he said. Derivatives P.P.'S. n. [ < the initial letters of post post scriptum < classical Latin post after (see post- prefix) + post scriptum n.] (a formula introducing matter written after a postscript) post post scriptum. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > P.S. P.S.1616 P.P.'S.1760 1760 J. Sewell Let. 13 Feb. in J. Adams Papers (1977) I. 41 P. S. I hope you'll write me soon... P. P. S. I am now going thro Co. Litt. again. 1841 C. Dickens Let. 9 July (1969) II. 325 P.S. Half asleep... P.P.S. They speak Gaelic here. 1900 G. B. Shaw Let. 30 Dec. (1972) II. 216 PPS I have been reading ‘Herod’ (I never go to the theatre now). 1967 Listener 21 Dec. 814/2 ps: There'll be a special Christmas edition of Round the Horne. pps: The new series of Round the Horne starts in February. 1996 T. Reed Airborne 2 P.S. If you don't read signs You mayn't come into my room... If you read these signs You may come into my room. P.P.S. Please knock. P.P.P.'S. n. [ < the initial letters of post post post scriptum < classical Latin post after (see post- prefix) + post after + post scriptum n.] (a formula introducing matter written after something introduced by P.P.S.) post post post scriptum.Such a sequence of additions may be extended ad infinitum, though anything subsequent to P.P.S. is usually intended for comic effect. ΚΠ 1856 Harper's Mag. Nov. 813/1 P.P.S.—While writing this letter I have killed just thirty-four... P.P.P.S.—Two more, making thirty-six—and one is thirty-seven. c1921 E. E. Cummings Sel. Lett. (1969) 81 P.P.S. Elaine writes your painting is awfully good... P.P.P.S. Enjoyed the Krazy [Kat] you sent B. 2005 Grand Forks (N. Dakota) Herald (Nexis) 2 Feb. b3 P.P.P.S. Wonder how the Filipinos feel this morning? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmas P.S. P.S. n. (also p.s.) prompt side; the side of a theatre stage on which the prompter sits. ΚΠ ?a1780 Rake's Progress in T. Cibber Harlot's Progress (1977) 3 Enter P.S. Mother & Daughter, at sight of whom Rake stands aghast. 1838 R. B. Peake Quarter to Nine i, in B. Webster Acting National Drama II. 5 Apartment; Frolick's lodgings; closet door. Enter Mrs. Jervis, P.S. 1964 Shakespeare Q. 15 173 After the iniital section at II.ii is ‘P.S.’; after line 40, ‘O.P.’ extracted from Pn. < n.1616 as lemmas
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P.S.n.

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