quieta non moverephr.

Brit.

/kwiːˌeɪtə nɒn ˈməʊvɛːri/,

/kwiːˌeɪtə nəʊn ˈməʊvɛːri/, U.S.

/kwiˈeɪdə ˌnɑn moʊˈvɛri/,

/kwiˈeɪdə ˌnoʊn moʊˈvɛri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin quiēta, quiētus, nōn, movēre.

Etymology: < classical Latin quiēta, use as noun of neuter plural of quiētus quiet adj. + nōn not (see none pron., adj., and adv.) + movēre move v., after the phrase quiēta movēre to disturb settled things ( Sallust Catiline 21. 1) See stare decisis phr.The phrase is apparently not attested in classical Latin or post-classical Latin.

‘Do not move settled things’; the proverb ‘quieta non movere’ expressing this; = to let sleeping dogs (or a sleeping dog) lie at dog n.¹ Phrases 4b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change [phrase] > opposition to change

quieta non movere1754

1754 H. Walpole Corr. 28 Jan. xx. 409 One of my father's maxims was, quieta non movere.

1854 W. Bagehot in Prospective Rev. X. 526 It lived on the fat of the land; quieta non movere, was its motto.

1887 Athenæum 27 Aug. 276/2 But was the book quite worth publishing? ‘Quieta non movere’ holds good even of dormant articles.

1905 D. M. Wallace Russia I. xix. 373 Quieta non movere is her [sc. the Russian Church's] fundamental principle of conduct.

1960 Encounter 14 iii. 88 Quieta non movere is the motto of many once aggressive..radicals.

1998 Amer. Hist. Rev. 103 1672/1 Republicanism has been a major theme in political debate throughout Australian history, even when silenced on the principle of quieta non movere, or, in its contemporary version, ‘if it ain't broke don't fix it’.

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

单词	quieta non movere
释义	quieta non moverephr. Brit. /kwiːˌeɪtə nɒn ˈməʊvɛːri/, /kwiːˌeɪtə nəʊn ˈməʊvɛːri/, U.S. /kwiˈeɪdə ˌnɑn moʊˈvɛri/, /kwiˈeɪdə ˌnoʊn moʊˈvɛri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin quiēta, quiētus, nōn, movēre. Etymology: < classical Latin quiēta, use as noun of neuter plural of quiētus quiet adj. + nōn not (see none pron., adj., and adv.) + movēre move v., after the phrase quiēta movēre to disturb settled things ( Sallust Catiline 21. 1) See stare decisis phr.The phrase is apparently not attested in classical Latin or post-classical Latin. ‘Do not move settled things’; the proverb ‘quieta non movere’ expressing this; = to let sleeping dogs (or a sleeping dog) lie at dog n.¹ Phrases 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change [phrase] > opposition to change quieta non movere1754 1754 H. Walpole Corr. 28 Jan. xx. 409 One of my father's maxims was, quieta non movere. 1854 W. Bagehot in Prospective Rev. X. 526 It lived on the fat of the land; quieta non movere, was its motto. 1887 Athenæum 27 Aug. 276/2 But was the book quite worth publishing? ‘Quieta non movere’ holds good even of dormant articles. 1905 D. M. Wallace Russia I. xix. 373 Quieta non movere is her [sc. the Russian Church's] fundamental principle of conduct. 1960 Encounter 14 iii. 88 Quieta non movere is the motto of many once aggressive..radicals. 1998 Amer. Hist. Rev. 103 1672/1 Republicanism has been a major theme in political debate throughout Australian history, even when silenced on the principle of quieta non movere, or, in its contemporary version, ‘if it ain't broke don't fix it’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1754
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