“horribile dictu”的英文意思

单词

horribile dictu

释义

‖ horribile dictu|hɒˈriːbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː|
[mod.L., by analogy with mirabile dictu.]
Horrible to relate.
1854Geo. Eliot in Westm. Rev. Oct. 467 In some circles the effort is, who shall make the best puns, (horribile dictu!) or the best charades.1883G. Meredith Let. 16 Mar. (1970) II. 691 Louis Stevenson wrote to me from Marseilles in the winter... I, horrible [sic] dictu, have not yet replied to him.1935Huxley & Haddon We Europeans ii. 64 Puffed up with pride and, horribile dictu!, even with wealth.

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