truismn.

Brit.

/ˈtruːɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈtruˌɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1700s trueism, 1700s– truism.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: true adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < true adj. + -ism suffix.

1. A self-evident truth, esp. one of minor importance; a statement so obviously true as not to require or deserve discussion. Also: a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied in any of its terms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun]

truth1500

maxim?1530

head assertion1531

maximum1563

maxima1564

axiom1578

self-evident1675

truism1714

postulate1751

1714 Hannibal not at our Gates 40 I abhor Tyranny..and upon this Subject could vent as many Truisms as Mr. St——le hath done upon Liberty.

1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. xciv. 167 I have..often illustrated the latter Part of this Trueism.

1817 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (ed. 5) III. App. 338 Truisms..of the same kind as the assertion that man cannot live without food.

1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope ii. 25 Maxims, some of which strike us as palpable truisms.

1922 W. P. Montague in New Realism 475 It [sc. the intuitional argument] has two forms. The first consists of a confused identification of a truism and an absurdity.

1959 M. Summerton Small Wilderness i. 5 That over-worked truism about the wife being the last to know.

2012 Private Eye 15 June 7/3 It is a television truism that, when we wish to celebrate a national event, we loyally turn to the BBC.

2. As a mass noun: truistic statement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > statement of

truisma1770

a1770 T. Sheldrake Remarks Mr. Brand's Chirurg. Ess. (1782) 7 Nonsense, truism, falsehood, and absurdity, are so curiously blended in every part of the pamphlet.

1861 F. M. Müller in Sat. Rev. 30 Nov. 563/2 The fear of truism in our modern writers.

1898 M. E. Braddon Rough Justice xx. 344 Let the fools crowd their churches, and sit in a fusty atmosphere listing to truism and commonplace.

1966 B. Brophy Don't never Forget 235 He can descend to a banality truer than truism.

2009 Independent 7 Dec. (Life section) 19/4 Rather than playing down the melodrama..it heightens it, with words that hover dangerously close to truism.

Derivatives

truisˈmatic adj. now rare = truistic adj.

ΚΠ

1847 People's Press (London) May 110/1 The same truismatic principle that makes a portion of a loaf better than none at all.

1903 Rep. 26th Ann. Meeting Amer. Bar Assoc. 548 Perhaps what I have said here is truismatic.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. 19 426 Many propositions about changes in scale turn out to be truismatic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	truism
释义	truismn. Brit. /ˈtruːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈtruˌɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1700s trueism, 1700s– truism. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: true adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < true adj. + -ism suffix. 1. A self-evident truth, esp. one of minor importance; a statement so obviously true as not to require or deserve discussion. Also: a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied in any of its terms. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] truth1500 maxim?1530 head assertion1531 maximum1563 maxima1564 axiom1578 self-evident1675 truism1714 postulate1751 1714 Hannibal not at our Gates 40 I abhor Tyranny..and upon this Subject could vent as many Truisms as Mr. St——le hath done upon Liberty. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. xciv. 167 I have..often illustrated the latter Part of this Trueism. 1817 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (ed. 5) III. App. 338 Truisms..of the same kind as the assertion that man cannot live without food. 1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope ii. 25 Maxims, some of which strike us as palpable truisms. 1922 W. P. Montague in New Realism 475 It [sc. the intuitional argument] has two forms. The first consists of a confused identification of a truism and an absurdity. 1959 M. Summerton Small Wilderness i. 5 That over-worked truism about the wife being the last to know. 2012 Private Eye 15 June 7/3 It is a television truism that, when we wish to celebrate a national event, we loyally turn to the BBC. 2. As a mass noun: truistic statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > statement of truisma1770 a1770 T. Sheldrake Remarks Mr. Brand's Chirurg. Ess. (1782) 7 Nonsense, truism, falsehood, and absurdity, are so curiously blended in every part of the pamphlet. 1861 F. M. Müller in Sat. Rev. 30 Nov. 563/2 The fear of truism in our modern writers. 1898 M. E. Braddon Rough Justice xx. 344 Let the fools crowd their churches, and sit in a fusty atmosphere listing to truism and commonplace. 1966 B. Brophy Don't never Forget 235 He can descend to a banality truer than truism. 2009 Independent 7 Dec. (Life section) 19/4 Rather than playing down the melodrama..it heightens it, with words that hover dangerously close to truism. Derivatives truisˈmatic adj. now rare = truistic adj. ΚΠ 1847 People's Press (London) May 110/1 The same truismatic principle that makes a portion of a loaf better than none at all. 1903 Rep. 26th Ann. Meeting Amer. Bar Assoc. 548 Perhaps what I have said here is truismatic. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. 19 426 Many propositions about changes in scale turn out to be truismatic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1714
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