secret de Polichinellen.

/səˌkreɪ də pɒˈliːʃᵻnɛl/

Etymology: French, secret of Polichinelle: see Punchinello n. and secret adj. and n. Phrases 3b.

A supposed secret which is generally known; an open secret.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > unsuccessful

an open secret1828

secret of Polichinelle1828

secret de Polichinelle1857

1857 Sat. Rev. 14 Nov. 435/1 The accredited phrase in certain circles about the Court of Spain is, that there is a mystery about it; but the mystery is like the secret de Polichinelle.

1908 G. K. Chesterton All Things Considered 117 There is a..class of things which humanity does agree to hide... But..though they are, in one sense, a secret, they are also always a ‘sécret [sic] de Polichinelle’.

1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead xxiv. 171 A secret de Polichinelle is a secret that everyone can know.

1979 A. Buchan Scrap Screen vii. 103 It was a secret de Polichinelle in the Grosvenor family that the boy..was not the Dean's.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	secret de polichinelle
释义	secret de Polichinellen. /səˌkreɪ də pɒˈliːʃᵻnɛl/ Etymology: French, secret of Polichinelle: see Punchinello n. and secret adj. and n. Phrases 3b. A supposed secret which is generally known; an open secret. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > unsuccessful an open secret1828 secret of Polichinelle1828 secret de Polichinelle1857 1857 Sat. Rev. 14 Nov. 435/1 The accredited phrase in certain circles about the Court of Spain is, that there is a mystery about it; but the mystery is like the secret de Polichinelle. 1908 G. K. Chesterton All Things Considered 117 There is a..class of things which humanity does agree to hide... But..though they are, in one sense, a secret, they are also always a ‘sécret [sic] de Polichinelle’. 1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead xxiv. 171 A secret de Polichinelle is a secret that everyone can know. 1979 A. Buchan Scrap Screen vii. 103 It was a secret de Polichinelle in the Grosvenor family that the boy..was not the Dean's. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1857
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