| 释义 |
‖ Tet|tɛt|
[Vietnamese.]
a. The Vietnamese lunar New Year. Also attrib.
1885J. G. Scott France & Tongking v. 104 The especial great season for every one, rich and poor, is the new year, the Têt, the Annamese new year..which corresponds with the Chinese and falls about the beginning of February. Ibid. 105 At a season such as the Têt, the evil spirits are particularly active and spiteful on account of the general rejoicing. 1931H. Norden Wanderer in Indo-China iii. 55 Tet is the month-long New Year's festival which begins a month later than the Occidental new year. During Tet all work is suspended. 1968Times 30 Jan. 4/1 The United States and South Vietnam authorities announced today that they would not observe the 36-hour Tet (Lunar New Year) truce. 1973Times 28 Dec. 5/1 More than 4,000 civilian and military prisoners still held by the South Vietnamese and the communists are to be released before the Tet (Buddhist new year) celebrations on January 23. 1974P. Gore-Booth With Great Truth & Respect 359 The truce agreed on for the traditional Tet (New Year) holiday in Vietnam would start on Wednesday 8 February, and finish on Sunday afternoon, 12 February.
b. Tet offensive, in the war in Vietnam, an offensive launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on 30 January 1968.
1968Times 17 Feb. 4/4 The Vietcong Tet new year offensive was evidence of the correctness of the United States analysis. Ibid. 19 Feb. 1/5 The Vietcong are expected to follow up their Tet offensive. 1977J. Crosby Company of Friends xiv. 95 The CIA had missed the Tet offensive. |