true mann.

Brit.

/ˈtruː ˌman/, U.S.

/ˈtru ˌmæn/

Forms: see true adj., n., adv., and int. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: true adj., man n.¹

Etymology: < true adj. + man n.¹

Now rare.

A faithful or trustworthy man; an honest man. In earlier use often in opposition to thief.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > person or thing > person

truelOE

true mana1225

trusty1570

warrant1832

sea-green incorruptible1837

Honest John1855

Boy Scout1918

straight arrow1969

a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 45 Be trewe mann and halt tin god.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4469 (MED) Æðes þer weoren isworene & neoren heo nauere forlorne, for treowe men heom a-stalden.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7274 Ac þe gode trywemen of þe lond wolde abbe ymad king..edgar aþeling.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1337 Þys fals men..for hate, a trewman wyl endyte, And a þefe for syluer quyte.

a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 141 It hath ben offten tymes sene in Englande þat iij or iiij theves ffor pouerte haue sett apon vj or vij trewe men, and robbed hem all.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 161 (MED) Whoso sparith the thefe, he sleyth the trew man.

1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes (new ed.) ii. f. li To Canterbury he rode in poste haste, and so forth to Douer, pryuely to steale a passage ouer by nyghte, more lyke a thefe than a true man.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Yii Thou art like a Thiefe, that thinkes euerye Tree a trueman.

1648 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs (ed. 2) xiii. 324 Theeves..use to stand neerer the altar of Occasion, then true men many times doe.

1698 S. Johnson Confut. of Ballancing Let. (ed. 2) 17 I take him to be neither Native nor Trueman but a Spy.

1712 J. Warder True Amazons xii. 119 Where a true Man can get out, a Thief may get in.

1769 S. Paterson Another Trav. II. xii. 127 I am a true man, and no spy!—How comes it then that I have lived to be suspected?

1808 R. Southey Chron. Cid x. 308 The King appointed twelve knights which were hidalgos to be true men.

1872 A. Thomas Cent. Universalism vii. 167 The disciples and apostles were true men, making trustful narrative of what they saw and heard.

1915 F. S. Oliver Ordeal by Battle ii. vii. 176 [War] is a great winnower of true men from shams.

2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xiii. 230 They did not count him a true man and took their..bales of dried fish elsewhere, to another trader.

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

单词	true man
释义	true mann. Brit. /ˈtruː ˌman/, U.S. /ˈtru ˌmæn/ Forms: see true adj., n., adv., and int. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: true adj., man n.¹ Etymology: < true adj. + man n.¹ Now rare. A faithful or trustworthy man; an honest man. In earlier use often in opposition to thief. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > person or thing > person truelOE true mana1225 trusty1570 warrant1832 sea-green incorruptible1837 Honest John1855 Boy Scout1918 straight arrow1969 a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 45 Be trewe mann and halt tin god. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4469 (MED) Æðes þer weoren isworene & neoren heo nauere forlorne, for treowe men heom a-stalden. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 7274 Ac þe gode trywemen of þe lond wolde abbe ymad king..edgar aþeling. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1337 Þys fals men..for hate, a trewman wyl endyte, And a þefe for syluer quyte. a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 141 It hath ben offten tymes sene in Englande þat iij or iiij theves ffor pouerte haue sett apon vj or vij trewe men, and robbed hem all. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 161 (MED) Whoso sparith the thefe, he sleyth the trew man. 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes (new ed.) ii. f. li To Canterbury he rode in poste haste, and so forth to Douer, pryuely to steale a passage ouer by nyghte, more lyke a thefe than a true man. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Yii Thou art like a Thiefe, that thinkes euerye Tree a trueman. 1648 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs (ed. 2) xiii. 324 Theeves..use to stand neerer the altar of Occasion, then true men many times doe. 1698 S. Johnson Confut. of Ballancing Let. (ed. 2) 17 I take him to be neither Native nor Trueman but a Spy. 1712 J. Warder True Amazons xii. 119 Where a true Man can get out, a Thief may get in. 1769 S. Paterson Another Trav. II. xii. 127 I am a true man, and no spy!—How comes it then that I have lived to be suspected? 1808 R. Southey Chron. Cid x. 308 The King appointed twelve knights which were hidalgos to be true men. 1872 A. Thomas Cent. Universalism vii. 167 The disciples and apostles were true men, making trustful narrative of what they saw and heard. 1915 F. S. Oliver Ordeal by Battle ii. vii. 176 [War] is a great winnower of true men from shams. 2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xiii. 230 They did not count him a true man and took their..bales of dried fish elsewhere, to another trader. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1225
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