country housen.

Brit.

/ˌkʌntrɪ ˈhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈkəntri ˌhaʊs/

Forms: see country n. and adj. and house n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., house n.¹

Etymology: < country n. + house n.¹ Compare townhouse n.Compare isolated earlier use of country houses in the meaning ‘homeland, native place’, after classical Latin domus patriae, plural (rendering Statius Thebaid 12. 519-20):a1450 (c1375) G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite (Tanner 346) (1878) l. 25 Home to his contre houses [L. domos patrias] is ycome.

A house in the country; esp. (in Britain) a large one with extensive grounds or surrounding land, typically the residence of a wealthy or aristocratic family; a country seat. Sometimes contrasted with townhouse n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > villa or country house

grange1552

country housec1555

lust-house1590

aldeia1609

villa1615

bastide?1656

vill1684

family seat1712

quinta1754

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > manor house

hallc1000

boroughc1175

court1297

manorc1300

palacec1300

mansion1375

placea1387

manor-place1392

chemis1408

head-place1463

mansion place1473

manse1490

court-hall1552

manery1563

manor house1575

seat1607

country seat1615

great house1623

mansion house1651

country house1664

manor-seata1667

place-house1675

mansion-seat1697

hall-house1702

big house1753

ha'-house1814

manoir1830

manor hall1840

yashiki1863

seigneury1895

stately home1934

stately2009

c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. A.iv^v Come on..you shal go see my house the while, it is not lyke your large country houses.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliii. f. 140 Muche a doe you should haue had, to finde a gentleman idle in a citie. Who rather did resort to their countrie houses with their families.

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 2 No humaine creature to my sight, nor..countrey house, field tent, or shepheards cote.

1642 J. Taylor Cornu-copia sig. A3 In every Country house where you come, you shal see the first thing the good man seeketh or enquireth for in the morning, is his horne to draw on his shooes.

1664 S. Pepys Diary 4 Aug. (1971) IV. 232 Going out of towne..to his country-house.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 119 So that I fancy'd now I had my Country-House, and my Sea-Coast-House.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 185 He has his town-house, and his country-house, his coach, and his postchaise.

1780 J. Hutton Tour Caves West-Riding Yorks. in West's Guide Lakes Add. 241 After the eye had traversed over a rich and fertile vale, variegated with woods and country houses, the prospect was terminated with a chain of lofty mountains.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 155 The side hills are well wooded, and nested among them are some delightful country-houses.

1871 J. O. Brookfield Influence II. 74 Nothing is more delicious than the atmosphere of a country house to a tired-out Londoner in the month of August.

1926 V. Bell Let. in Sel. Lett. (1993) 293 We then hired a motor and went off at a breakneck speed through lovely country, passing most attractive looking farms and country houses.

1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Legh, Thomas Wodehouse Lyme, their seat in the Peak country, is one of England's great country houses.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Feb. d2/1 The last few storms have given our country house four feet of heavy, wet snow.

Compounds

C1. attributive. Of, relating to, or taking place in a large country house.

ΚΠ

1849 T. B. Macaulay Jrnl. 21 Dec. in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Ld. Macaulay (1881) 535 I do not love country-house society.

1908 Punch 21 Oct. 305/2 ‘To aviate’ is nauseous enough, and ‘planing’, in the atmospheric slang of country-house parties, is pretty bad.

1971 N. Fisher Rise at Dawn iv. 67 There was a country house sale in Hampshire..and I decided to go and look over the library.

2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Mar. 27/1 It is puzzling that there should be no close equivalent in other European cultures for the English country house drama, as known through novel, film, television series, and the stage.

C2.

country house hotel n. a hotel situated in a large country house.

ΚΠ

1917 Times 14 May 2/3 (advt.) Charming country house hotel, with large, old-fashioned, shady garden..; excellent tennis and croquet lawn.

1983 Which? Nov. 515/1 The qualities I look for in a country house hotel—a tranquil location in a touristically rewarding area, [etc.].

2004 J. Colgan Do you remember First Time? i. 3 She'd come over all Four Weddings when she and Max got engaged, and insisted on hiring some country house hotel out in the middle of nowhere with no connection to either of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	country house
释义	country housen. Brit. /ˌkʌntrɪ ˈhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈkəntri ˌhaʊs/ Forms: see country n. and adj. and house n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., house n.¹ Etymology: < country n. + house n.¹ Compare townhouse n.Compare isolated earlier use of country houses in the meaning ‘homeland, native place’, after classical Latin domus patriae, plural (rendering Statius Thebaid 12. 519-20):a1450 (c1375) G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite (Tanner 346) (1878) l. 25 Home to his contre houses [L. domos patrias] is ycome. A house in the country; esp. (in Britain) a large one with extensive grounds or surrounding land, typically the residence of a wealthy or aristocratic family; a country seat. Sometimes contrasted with townhouse n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > villa or country house grange1552 country housec1555 lust-house1590 aldeia1609 villa1615 bastide?1656 vill1684 family seat1712 quinta1754 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > manor house hallc1000 boroughc1175 court1297 manorc1300 palacec1300 mansion1375 placea1387 manor-place1392 chemis1408 head-place1463 mansion place1473 manse1490 court-hall1552 manery1563 manor house1575 seat1607 country seat1615 great house1623 mansion house1651 country house1664 manor-seata1667 place-house1675 mansion-seat1697 hall-house1702 big house1753 ha'-house1814 manoir1830 manor hall1840 yashiki1863 seigneury1895 stately home1934 stately2009 c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. A.iv^v Come on..you shal go see my house the while, it is not lyke your large country houses. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xliii. f. 140 Muche a doe you should haue had, to finde a gentleman idle in a citie. Who rather did resort to their countrie houses with their families. 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 2 No humaine creature to my sight, nor..countrey house, field tent, or shepheards cote. 1642 J. Taylor Cornu-copia sig. A3 In every Country house where you come, you shal see the first thing the good man seeketh or enquireth for in the morning, is his horne to draw on his shooes. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 4 Aug. (1971) IV. 232 Going out of towne..to his country-house. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 119 So that I fancy'd now I had my Country-House, and my Sea-Coast-House. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 185 He has his town-house, and his country-house, his coach, and his postchaise. 1780 J. Hutton Tour Caves West-Riding Yorks. in West's Guide Lakes Add. 241 After the eye had traversed over a rich and fertile vale, variegated with woods and country houses, the prospect was terminated with a chain of lofty mountains. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 155 The side hills are well wooded, and nested among them are some delightful country-houses. 1871 J. O. Brookfield Influence II. 74 Nothing is more delicious than the atmosphere of a country house to a tired-out Londoner in the month of August. 1926 V. Bell Let. in Sel. Lett. (1993) 293 We then hired a motor and went off at a breakneck speed through lovely country, passing most attractive looking farms and country houses. 1959 Dict. National Biogr. 1941–50 at Legh, Thomas Wodehouse Lyme, their seat in the Peak country, is one of England's great country houses. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Feb. d2/1 The last few storms have given our country house four feet of heavy, wet snow. Compounds C1. attributive. Of, relating to, or taking place in a large country house. ΚΠ 1849 T. B. Macaulay Jrnl. 21 Dec. in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Ld. Macaulay (1881) 535 I do not love country-house society. 1908 Punch 21 Oct. 305/2 ‘To aviate’ is nauseous enough, and ‘planing’, in the atmospheric slang of country-house parties, is pretty bad. 1971 N. Fisher Rise at Dawn iv. 67 There was a country house sale in Hampshire..and I decided to go and look over the library. 2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Mar. 27/1 It is puzzling that there should be no close equivalent in other European cultures for the English country house drama, as known through novel, film, television series, and the stage. C2. country house hotel n. a hotel situated in a large country house. ΚΠ 1917 Times 14 May 2/3 (advt.) Charming country house hotel, with large, old-fashioned, shady garden..; excellent tennis and croquet lawn. 1983 Which? Nov. 515/1 The qualities I look for in a country house hotel—a tranquil location in a touristically rewarding area, [etc.]. 2004 J. Colgan Do you remember First Time? i. 3 She'd come over all Four Weddings when she and Max got engaged, and insisted on hiring some country house hotel out in the middle of nowhere with no connection to either of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1555
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