red-tapedadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛdˈteɪpt/, U.S.

/ˌrɛdˈteɪpt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red tape n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < red tape n. + -ed suffix².

Characterized by red tape; restricted by excessive bureaucracy. Also: tied with red tape.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [adjective] > tied with red tape

red-taped1834

society > authority > office > [adjective] > bureaucratic > bureaucratized

bewigged1851

bureaucratized1855

red-taped1890

1834 Examiner 7 Dec. 773/2 Be he puppet Peel, or puppet anyone else of the red-taped gentry, he of the Horse Guards..will pull the strings that work the Administration.

1843 F. Higginson Smugglers I. xxx. 174 He stood beside the table, making great display, of red taped papers, thrice sealed documents, and musty-looking books.

1890 Nature 29 May 106/2 The unimpressionable mind of the red-taped official.

1928 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room iv. 61 The whole rotten red-taped Croix Rouge.

1954 Sun (Baltimore) 19 July 26/6 Red-taped—Jimmy Kennedy..wants to work but can't.

1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. iv. 48 It will become apparent that the examination of the local administrative environment is no dry study of red-taped public administration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-taped
释义	red-tapedadj. Brit. /ˌrɛdˈteɪpt/, U.S. /ˌrɛdˈteɪpt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red tape n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < red tape n. + -ed suffix². Characterized by red tape; restricted by excessive bureaucracy. Also: tied with red tape. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [adjective] > tied with red tape red-taped1834 society > authority > office > [adjective] > bureaucratic > bureaucratized bewigged1851 bureaucratized1855 red-taped1890 1834 Examiner 7 Dec. 773/2 Be he puppet Peel, or puppet anyone else of the red-taped gentry, he of the Horse Guards..will pull the strings that work the Administration. 1843 F. Higginson Smugglers I. xxx. 174 He stood beside the table, making great display, of red taped papers, thrice sealed documents, and musty-looking books. 1890 Nature 29 May 106/2 The unimpressionable mind of the red-taped official. 1928 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room iv. 61 The whole rotten red-taped Croix Rouge. 1954 Sun (Baltimore) 19 July 26/6 Red-taped—Jimmy Kennedy..wants to work but can't. 1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. iv. 48 It will become apparent that the examination of the local administrative environment is no dry study of red-taped public administration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834
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