in a Pickwickian sense

in a Pickwickian sense
шутл.
"в пиквикском смысле", в безобидном значении [диккенсовское выражение; см. цитату]

Mr. Blotton: "The hon. gent. was a humbug... The Chairman felt it his imperative duty to demand of the honourable gentleman, whether he had used the expression which had just escaped him in a common sense. Mr. Blotton had no hesitation in saying that he had not - he had used the word in its Pickwickian sense... He was bound to acknowledge that, personally, he entertained the highest regard and esteem for the honourable gentleman; he had merely considered him a humbug in a Pickwickian point of view." (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. I) — Мистер Блоттон: "Почтенный джентльмен обманщик... Председатель считает своим долгом спросить почтенного джентльмена, надлежит ли понимать слово, которое у него сорвалось, в общепринятом смысле. Мистер Блоттон, не колеблясь, отвечает отрицательно - он употребил слово в пиквикианском смысле... Он должен заявить, что лично он питает глубочайшее уважение к почтенному джентльмену и считает его обманщиком исключительно с пиквикианской точки зрения."

Kurt Meissner found even greater difficulties, because he was stiff and serious and couldn't get used to the idea of saying things that you didn't entirely mean. "In a Pickwickian sense", was the English phrase, and what was a youth from a province of Prussia to make of it? (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 9) — Курту Мейснеру приходилось еще труднее, потому что он был юноша чопорный и серьезный и никак не мог привыкнуть к мысли, что можно высказывать мнения полушутя, полусерьезно, "в пиквикском смысле", как говорят англичане. Как было понять это подростку из прусской провинции?

...it is possible that he may plead the statement was meant in a Pickwickian sense. — ...возможно, он будет утверждать, что заявление носило совершенно безобидный характер.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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