| 单词 | under the rose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder the rose P1. under the rose: privately, in secret, in strict confidence; = sub rosa adv. Also in extended and allusive use. [The origin of the phrase is uncertain. Compare post-classical Latin sub rosa (see sub rosa adv.), and also early modern Dutch onder de roose (1599 in Kiliaan), Middle Low German under der rosen, early modern German unter der rose.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence under the rose1546 under (the) thumb1577 sub sigillo1623 sub rosa1654 between you and me and the bed-post1830 between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 under one's hat1885 between you and me and the lamp-post1919 off the record1920 cagily1926 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] privement?c1225 privilya1250 asidesc1384 out of commonaltya1400 privatelyc1425 privatec1443 asidec1460 in private1469 under the rose1546 closely1552 on private1582 in particular1585 retiredly1599 sotto voce1819 in camera1826 on the quiet1856 on the (strict) q.t.1885 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] stillyc1000 dernlyc1175 dernea1200 privement?c1225 hidlingsa1250 in hidela1300 in scubardisa1300 stilla1300 hidel-likea1325 privyc1330 ywryȝeliche1340 in secre wysec1374 hidinglya1382 hidlya1382 in privy1384 closea1387 secrelyc1386 stalworthlya1400 covertlyc1400 secrec1405 in hidlings1422 secretly1447 secretementc1470 in secret1474 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 secret1539 underboard1548 closely1552 darkly1559 in secret wise1563 hiddenly1580 tectly1587 underwater1600 concealedly1622 underground1632 occultly1641 in petto1647 under the rosea1704 subterraneously1791 suppressedly1825 underfoot1860 1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 200 The sayde questyons were asked with lysence, and that yt shulde remayn under the rosse, that is to say, to remayn under the bourde, and no more to be rehersyd. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kk4v/2 If this make us speake Bold words, anon: 'tis all under the Rose Forgotten. a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 131 Where under the Pulpit, as under the Rose, we may say what we please against either State, or Church. 1709 Brit. Apollo 4–9 Mar. But when we with caution a secret Disclose, We cry Be it spoken (Sir) under the Rose. 1730 H. Fielding Rape upon Rape iii. xiii. 46 The Rose is ever understood over the Drinking-Room, and a Glass is the surest Turnkey to the Lips. 1775 J. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 61 In Congress we are bound to secrecy. But, under the rose, I believe that ten thousand men will be maintained in the Massachusetts. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiii. 290 Why, ye are to understand,..I speak amang friends, and under the rose. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene I. xi. 130 My mother, pleased with the idea of becoming as it were a patroness under the rose, did so effectually exert her influence over the captain, that in a day or two afterwards play-bills were posted all over the town. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxviii. 221 This fine fellow, whom he believed to be his cousin under the rose. 1890 Church Times 21 Feb. If these persons are well informed (and some of them are very near the rose) the prospect of legislation is not too brilliant. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. ix. 276 If he did take a few thou. under the rose, he took 'em off the Huns. 1959 P. H. Johnson Humbler Creation xxxv. 235 Let's not be blue-nosed, but..he's doing it under the rose. 1994 J. K. Grant Compan. to Crying of Lot 49 128 Such speculations..conceal the reality of the historical processes that take place in the secret darkness, under the rose. < as lemmas |
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