英语词汇conspiracy of silence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	conspiracy of silence
词源	conspiracy of silence. I can find no earlier use of this term than that of popular Victorian poet Sir Lewis Morris (1833– 1907), who complained that no one reviewed his work. Ap- proaching Oscar Wilde, he said, “Oscar, there’s a conspiracy of silence against me. What shall I do?” Advised Oscar: “Join it.”
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