Sherlockn.

Brit.

/ˈʃəːlɒk/, U.S.

/ˈʃərˌlɑk/

Etymology: See Holmesian adj. and n., and Sherlock Holmes n.

A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness; a private detective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in

private detective1857

eye1874

Pinkerton1877

ferret1891

consultant1894

private investigator1894

Sherlock Holmes1896

operative1901

Sherlock1903

Sherlockian1903

Pink1904

peeper1908

private dick1912

op1924

shamus1925

private eye1938

PI1953

peep1974

1903 G. V. Hobart Back to Woods iii. 57 ‘Down there, eh?’ snorted the country Sherlock.

1928 D. L. Sayers Lord Peter views Body 42 I'm riding with Freddy Arbuthnot,..as you might see by my legs, if you were really as big a Sherlock as you make out.

1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 178 We aren't exactly first-class Sherlocks.

1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 27 Mr. van der Valk, my dear, our police Sherlock.

1972 ‘L. Egan’ Paper Chase xii. 191 You'll have to turn Sherlock and solve the case yourself.

Derivatives

ˈSherlock v. to engage in detective work; to investigate (something), to make deductions about.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > maintain surveillance [verb (intransitive)] > act as private detective

Sherlock1913

private-eye1950

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > surveillance [verb (transitive)] > investigate as private detective

Sherlock1913

Sherlock Holmes1922

1913 Manch. Guardian 15 Jan. Any man with a bundle or package was suspicious, so we ‘sherlocked’ around for a bit and watched him go into a barber's shop to get disguised by having his hair cut. There we ‘pinched’ him.

1934 Discovery Sept. 273/2 It is now close on four hundred years since that door was used and sandals trod those steps, but we are able to ‘Sherlock’ this detail of old times.

1937 Stevens & Shorten How to watch Football Game vi. 51 No use in trying to Sherlock the next play. Anything can happen.

ˈSherlockian n. = Sherlock n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in

private detective1857

eye1874

Pinkerton1877

ferret1891

consultant1894

private investigator1894

Sherlock Holmes1896

operative1901

Sherlock1903

Sherlockian1903

Pink1904

peeper1908

private dick1912

op1924

shamus1925

private eye1938

PI1953

peep1974

1903 Bookman XVII. 5/2 If you decipher this you are a real Sherlockian.

ˈSherlockian adj. relating to or characteristic of Sherlock Holmes; = Holmesian adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection

Pinkerton1874

Pinkertonian1886

Holmesian1929

private eye1946

Sherlock Holmesian1958

Sherlockian1959

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > specific character

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1828

Mickey Mouse1930

Sherlock Holmesian1958

Sherlockian1959

Dalek1963

Pooterish1963

Moomin-like1965

hobbitish1966

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

1959 Listener 3 Dec. 993/1 A startling piece of detective work, followed up with exact, devoted, Sherlockian tenacity.

1962 W. S. Baring-Gould Sherlock Holmes 263 Late 1895–late 1896 called by many Sherlockian commentators ‘The Missing Year’, and the subject of much learned speculation.

1977 New Yorker 20 June 71/1 He lights his pipe. It is long and low and looks somewhat Sherlockian.

ˈSherlockiˌana n. [ < -iana suffix.] things connected with Sherlock Holmes, writings about Sherlock Holmes.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature > things connected with

Sherlockiana1942

1942 H. Haycraft Murder for Pleasure xiii. 276 Vincent Starrett's Private Life of Sherlock Holmes with its valuable appended bibliography of Sherlockiana.

1972 E. Routley Puritan Pleasures of Detective Story ii. 27 This is not a contribution to Sherlockiana, but the..cult of Sherlock Holmes is itself..in the field of our enquiry.

1975 Daily Tel. 27 May 14/3 He..had built up an outstanding collection of Sherlockiana, including such rarities as a copy of the Beeton's Christmas Annual of 1887 in which the first Holmes adventure..was originally published.

ˈSherlocking n. detective work.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection

private inquiry1856

Sherlocking1920

Sherlock Holmesing1929

private-eyeing1949

1920 J. Galsworthy Foundations i, in Plays (1929) 468 Don't call in the police!.. Let me do the Sherlocking for you.

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. vi. 135 They tried some amateur Sherlocking by asking the same questions twice.

1963 ‘G. Carr’ Lewker in Norway i. 25 You're really disappointed because you can't go Sherlocking after that young man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sherlock
释义	Sherlockn. Brit. /ˈʃəːlɒk/, U.S. /ˈʃərˌlɑk/ Etymology: See Holmesian adj. and n., and Sherlock Holmes n. A person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness; a private detective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in private detective1857 eye1874 Pinkerton1877 ferret1891 consultant1894 private investigator1894 Sherlock Holmes1896 operative1901 Sherlock1903 Sherlockian1903 Pink1904 peeper1908 private dick1912 op1924 shamus1925 private eye1938 PI1953 peep1974 1903 G. V. Hobart Back to Woods iii. 57 ‘Down there, eh?’ snorted the country Sherlock. 1928 D. L. Sayers Lord Peter views Body 42 I'm riding with Freddy Arbuthnot,..as you might see by my legs, if you were really as big a Sherlock as you make out. 1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 178 We aren't exactly first-class Sherlocks. 1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 27 Mr. van der Valk, my dear, our police Sherlock. 1972 ‘L. Egan’ Paper Chase xii. 191 You'll have to turn Sherlock and solve the case yourself. Derivatives ˈSherlock v. to engage in detective work; to investigate (something), to make deductions about. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > maintain surveillance [verb (intransitive)] > act as private detective Sherlock1913 private-eye1950 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > surveillance [verb (transitive)] > investigate as private detective Sherlock1913 Sherlock Holmes1922 1913 Manch. Guardian 15 Jan. Any man with a bundle or package was suspicious, so we ‘sherlocked’ around for a bit and watched him go into a barber's shop to get disguised by having his hair cut. There we ‘pinched’ him. 1934 Discovery Sept. 273/2 It is now close on four hundred years since that door was used and sandals trod those steps, but we are able to ‘Sherlock’ this detail of old times. 1937 Stevens & Shorten How to watch Football Game vi. 51 No use in trying to Sherlock the next play. Anything can happen. ˈSherlockian n. = Sherlock n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in private detective1857 eye1874 Pinkerton1877 ferret1891 consultant1894 private investigator1894 Sherlock Holmes1896 operative1901 Sherlock1903 Sherlockian1903 Pink1904 peeper1908 private dick1912 op1924 shamus1925 private eye1938 PI1953 peep1974 1903 Bookman XVII. 5/2 If you decipher this you are a real Sherlockian. ˈSherlockian adj. relating to or characteristic of Sherlock Holmes; = Holmesian adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [adjective] > relating to private detection Pinkerton1874 Pinkertonian1886 Holmesian1929 private eye1946 Sherlock Holmesian1958 Sherlockian1959 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > specific character big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1828 Mickey Mouse1930 Sherlock Holmesian1958 Sherlockian1959 Dalek1963 Pooterish1963 Moomin-like1965 hobbitish1966 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 1959 Listener 3 Dec. 993/1 A startling piece of detective work, followed up with exact, devoted, Sherlockian tenacity. 1962 W. S. Baring-Gould Sherlock Holmes 263 Late 1895–late 1896 called by many Sherlockian commentators ‘The Missing Year’, and the subject of much learned speculation. 1977 New Yorker 20 June 71/1 He lights his pipe. It is long and low and looks somewhat Sherlockian. ˈSherlockiˌana n. [ < -iana suffix.] things connected with Sherlock Holmes, writings about Sherlock Holmes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature > things connected with Sherlockiana1942 1942 H. Haycraft Murder for Pleasure xiii. 276 Vincent Starrett's Private Life of Sherlock Holmes with its valuable appended bibliography of Sherlockiana. 1972 E. Routley Puritan Pleasures of Detective Story ii. 27 This is not a contribution to Sherlockiana, but the..cult of Sherlock Holmes is itself..in the field of our enquiry. 1975 Daily Tel. 27 May 14/3 He..had built up an outstanding collection of Sherlockiana, including such rarities as a copy of the Beeton's Christmas Annual of 1887 in which the first Holmes adventure..was originally published. ˈSherlocking n. detective work. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection private inquiry1856 Sherlocking1920 Sherlock Holmesing1929 private-eyeing1949 1920 J. Galsworthy Foundations i, in Plays (1929) 468 Don't call in the police!.. Let me do the Sherlocking for you. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. vi. 135 They tried some amateur Sherlocking by asking the same questions twice. 1963 ‘G. Carr’ Lewker in Norway i. 25 You're really disappointed because you can't go Sherlocking after that young man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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