verbum satphr.

Brit.

/ˌvəːbəm ˈsat/, U.S.

/ˌvərbəm ˈsɑt/

Forms:

α. 1600s– verbum sat.

β. 1600s 1800s–1900s verbum satis.

γ. 1600s– sat' verbum, 1600s–1800s sat verbum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verbum sat.

Etymology: < classical Latin verbum sat, more fully verbum sat est (Plautus), lit. ‘a word is enough’ < verbum word (see verb n.) + sat , shortened form of satis enough (see satisfy v.) + est , 3rd singular present indicative of esse to be (see be v.). Compare verbum sapienti phr.With the β. forms compare classical Latin verbum satis (Cicero). In the γ. forms with transposition of the elements.

Now somewhat rare.

Used in place of making or concluding a full statement or explanation of something; = verb sap phr. Cf. verbum sap phr.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > phrases indicating conciseness [phrase] > verbum sap

few words to the wise suffice?a1513

verbum sapienti1588

verbum sat1625

a word to the wise (is enough)1639

verbum sap1818

α.

1625 T. Vicars in tr. B. Keckermann Heauenly Knowl. (ed. 2) 293 I am sure I haue only to deale with intelligent men, or schollers, to whom (as the old saying runs, Verbum sat) one word is as good as a thousand.

1649 J. Evelyn Let. 23 Apr. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 49 Against which [conquest] I find most men inclined to oppose, by a juncture with the new Commonwealth. Verbum sat—.

1731 Appeal to Nation 45 As to his Acquittal, it was thought at the Time..as no small Mystery of State. Verbum sat.

1838 W. M. Thackeray Misc. Ess. (1885) 129 Verbum sat—this naughty ‘Somnolency’ ought to go to sleep in her night-gown.

1903 Republic City (Kansas) News 1 Oct. Th' irascible old gentleman, who likes just this and that, And says that ‘he will have them’ and so—well, verbum sat.

1990 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 22 Sept. 1/4 That money could have been used to provide housing and food for people..who lead quiet lives of need and despair. Verbum sat.

β. 1630 J. Squire Plaine Expos. Epist. to Thessalonians xvi. 460 Some standing behind did pull a string..whereby it would move the hand, as if it did blesse the people, verbum satis.1822 Evans & Ruffy's Farmers' Jrnl. 23 Dec. 405/1 We shall give a short article of his biography next week... So here—Verbum satis.1899 M. Hewlett Little Novels Italy 68 I am now called upon to report certain matters which may seem strange to one who does not know her [sc. Padua] well: to the others, verbum satis.1919 Shanghai Times 16 Jan. 5/4 The wind blows hither and thither, and when daylight dawns the city may be in ashes. (Verbum satis—or it ought to be—to the noble cohort of supertax-payers).γ. 1689 J. Blackwell Let. 25 Jan. in W. Penn Papers (1986) III. 226 I need say no more, sat' verbum.1776 E. Bancroft Let. 13 Sept. in Coll. N.Y. Hist. Soc. 1886 (1887) 242 When this happens it will be necessary for administration to make new Plans & arrangements united to those Events. Sat verbum.1794 Safe-conduct Republic Venus 184 A kettle of boiling water..even when cold, will possess additional efficacy from having been boiled—Sat Verbum.1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xix. 195 The thing can be done, and we did it: sat verbum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	verbum sat
释义	verbum satphr. Brit. /ˌvəːbəm ˈsat/, U.S. /ˌvərbəm ˈsɑt/ Forms: α. 1600s– verbum sat. β. 1600s 1800s–1900s verbum satis. γ. 1600s– sat' verbum, 1600s–1800s sat verbum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verbum sat. Etymology: < classical Latin verbum sat, more fully verbum sat est (Plautus), lit. ‘a word is enough’ < verbum word (see verb n.) + sat , shortened form of satis enough (see satisfy v.) + est , 3rd singular present indicative of esse to be (see be v.). Compare verbum sapienti phr.With the β. forms compare classical Latin verbum satis (Cicero). In the γ. forms with transposition of the elements. Now somewhat rare. Used in place of making or concluding a full statement or explanation of something; = verb sap phr. Cf. verbum sap phr. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > phrases indicating conciseness [phrase] > verbum sap few words to the wise suffice?a1513 verbum sapienti1588 verbum sat1625 a word to the wise (is enough)1639 verbum sap1818 α. 1625 T. Vicars in tr. B. Keckermann Heauenly Knowl. (ed. 2) 293 I am sure I haue only to deale with intelligent men, or schollers, to whom (as the old saying runs, Verbum sat) one word is as good as a thousand. 1649 J. Evelyn Let. 23 Apr. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 49 Against which [conquest] I find most men inclined to oppose, by a juncture with the new Commonwealth. Verbum sat—. 1731 Appeal to Nation 45 As to his Acquittal, it was thought at the Time..as no small Mystery of State. Verbum sat. 1838 W. M. Thackeray Misc. Ess. (1885) 129 Verbum sat—this naughty ‘Somnolency’ ought to go to sleep in her night-gown. 1903 Republic City (Kansas) News 1 Oct. Th' irascible old gentleman, who likes just this and that, And says that ‘he will have them’ and so—well, verbum sat. 1990 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 22 Sept. 1/4 That money could have been used to provide housing and food for people..who lead quiet lives of need and despair. Verbum sat. β. 1630 J. Squire Plaine Expos. Epist. to Thessalonians xvi. 460 Some standing behind did pull a string..whereby it would move the hand, as if it did blesse the people, verbum satis.1822 Evans & Ruffy's Farmers' Jrnl. 23 Dec. 405/1 We shall give a short article of his biography next week... So here—Verbum satis.1899 M. Hewlett Little Novels Italy 68 I am now called upon to report certain matters which may seem strange to one who does not know her [sc. Padua] well: to the others, verbum satis.1919 Shanghai Times 16 Jan. 5/4 The wind blows hither and thither, and when daylight dawns the city may be in ashes. (Verbum satis—or it ought to be—to the noble cohort of supertax-payers).γ. 1689 J. Blackwell Let. 25 Jan. in W. Penn Papers (1986) III. 226 I need say no more, sat' verbum.1776 E. Bancroft Let. 13 Sept. in Coll. N.Y. Hist. Soc. 1886 (1887) 242 When this happens it will be necessary for administration to make new Plans & arrangements united to those Events. Sat verbum.1794 Safe-conduct Republic Venus 184 A kettle of boiling water..even when cold, will possess additional efficacy from having been boiled—Sat Verbum.1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xix. 195 The thing can be done, and we did it: sat verbum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1625
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