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单词 aesopically
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Aesopicallyadv.

Brit. /iːˈsɒpᵻkli/, U.S. /iˈsɑpək(ə)li/, /eɪˈsɑpək(ə)li/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Aesopic adj., -ally suffix.
Etymology: < Aesopic adj. + -ally suffix.
In an ambiguous or veiled way; allegorically, in an Aesopic manner (see Aesopic adj. 2).
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adverb] > allegorically
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Aesopically1960
1960 Noble Savage 1 252 Through it are received ‘messages’ from ‘known agents’ (aesopically sinister) in ‘Bucharest ROWmania in Nineteen-fifty-NOYN’.
1971 ELH 38 240 For the ‘real’ author of Pamela, Fielding aesopically implies, is no other than Sir Robert Walpole himself.
1991 Slavic & East European Jrnl. 35 190 That the reference is made Aesopically suggests that Snegirëv expected his readers to be aware of this association already.
2007 K. Gremillion Velocity of Falling Bodies 26 I see that you've been cleaning up he said somewhat Aesopically With tongue-in-cheek as I brushed off some peanut skins that clung to me.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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