ajaradv.¹adj.¹

Brit.

/əˈdʒɑː/, U.S.

/əˈdʒɑr/, Scottish English

/əˈdʒar/

Forms: 1500s (Scottish)–1600s 1800s achar, 1600s a jarre, 1700s (1900s historical) a-char, 1700s–1800s a-jar, 1800s– ajar; English regional 1800s– a chare (Northamptonshire), 1800s– a charr (Durham); also Scottish pre-1700 1700s a char.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on char at chare n.¹ 2b.

Etymology: < on char at chare n.¹ 2b, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹).Compare the following 18th-cent. instance of at jar , probably arising by confusion of the present word with ajar adv.² (see discussion at that entry): 1711 J. Swift Argument abolishing Christianity in Misc. Prose & Verse 171 Opening a few Wickets, and leaving them at jar.

Originally Scottish.

A. adv.¹

Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adverb] > of a door, gate, etc. > slightly

ajar1559

1559 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews (1889) I. 24 The dur beand sett up a char.

1673 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 69 The Door stands a Jarre: i. e. The Door stands half open.

1681 ‘T. Do-Well’ Conf. between Bensalian Bishop & Eng. Doctor 15 You will set your Church doors not only achar, but wide open.

1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green ii. 21 My Chafts are dung a char.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 160 With a large door in it, standing a-jar.

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 707 The window stood ajar.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. viii. 104 Tom, whose great heavy mouth had stood ajar,..now suddenly snapped it together.

1890 S. O. Jewett Strangers & Wayfarers 171 Each sat by a front window with the blinds carefully set ajar.

1921 W. de la Mare Veil & Other Poems 65 Hold ajar the wicket gate.

1973 R. T. Abbott Kingdom of Seashell 16/1 These valves are..forced ajar by a rubberlike wedge.

2007 Guardian 17 Nov. (Review section) 3/5 I keep the door ajar.

B. adj.¹

Chiefly in predicative use. Of a door, gate, or window: slightly or partially open. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1729 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (new ed.) ii. at Jar The door is a-jar, or upon the jar, (that is not well shut, nor wide open).

1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto 181 The door was a-jar.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. iii. 176 But the dim lattice is a-jar.

1891 G. M. Fenn Mint of Money lxxvi. 379 The man looked sharply round, and his eyes rested on the ajar door of the safe.

1908 M. K. Waddington Chateau & Country Life in France i. 30 We came to a rickety old door... It was ajar.

1955 Jet 3 Feb. 32 (caption) His mouth ajar and fork flying,..Barnett displays the eating style that won him the title ‘King of the Chitterling Eaters’.

2002 J. Rossier Living with Chickens (2004) 76 Make sure..that the windows are ajar if the chicks are in a small, tightly sealed room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

ajaradv.²adj.²

Brit.

/əˈdʒɑː/, U.S.

/əˈdʒɑr/

Forms: 1600s a iarre, 1600s a jar, 1800s a-jar, 1800s– ajar.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, jar n.¹, jar v.¹

Etymology: Probably originally < at jar at jar n.¹ 6c, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). In later use perhaps partly also < a- prefix³ + either jar n.¹ or jar v.¹

A. adv.²

So as to be in a jarring state; out of harmony, at odds; awry. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > [adverb] > at variance

out1565

ajar1622

offside1944

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb]

unsamena1400

unaccordinglyc1449

discordantlyc1454

incongruly1483

incongruently1568

disagreeingly1591

unanswerable1614

ajar1622

incongruously1641

unanswerably1656

disharmoniously1664

dissonantly1799

inaccordantly1822

inharmoniously1828

unharmoniously1856

unconsonantly1863

1622 J. Taylor Verry Merry Wherry-ferry-voy. sig. B5^v One man, whose nose did stand a iarre.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia v. xvi. 160 Twenty years Unnatural War, Which made Three Kingdoms stand a Jar.

1834 A. A. Phelps Lect. on Slavery 23 It is the element of discord;..it has shaken the whole fabric and set it a-jar.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xiii. 146 Any accident..that puts an individual ajar with the world.

1915 Financial World 15 Oct. 27/1 Something evidently went ajar in their reckoning.

B. adj.²

Out of harmony; askew, awry; in a confused or mixed-up state. Chiefly in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order

amissc1325

out of harrea1327

wronga1425

wide1545

misplaced1563

awrya1586

ajar1807

off the rails1848

agley1882

blooey1920

off-centre1930

off base1940

snafued1944

off target1954

off beam1958

1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 120 Should one..get out of tune, it is like a cracked fiddle, the whole concert is ajar.

1877 H. Martineau Autobiogr. I. 83 My temper was so thoroughly ajar.

1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout xv. 163 She had suffered so deeply that her nerves were still ajar.

1968 R. Brautigan In Watermelon Sugar ii. 57 I..noticed that everything was ajar, and so before planting the seeds, I put everything back in order.

2009 G. Flynn Dark Places 13 The old waitress's black wig was ajar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ajar
释义	ajaradv.¹adj.¹ Brit. /əˈdʒɑː/, U.S. /əˈdʒɑr/, Scottish English /əˈdʒar/ Forms: 1500s (Scottish)–1600s 1800s achar, 1600s a jarre, 1700s (1900s historical) a-char, 1700s–1800s a-jar, 1800s– ajar; English regional 1800s– a chare (Northamptonshire), 1800s– a charr (Durham); also Scottish pre-1700 1700s a char. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: on char at chare n.¹ 2b. Etymology: < on char at chare n.¹ 2b, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹).Compare the following 18th-cent. instance of at jar , probably arising by confusion of the present word with ajar adv.² (see discussion at that entry): 1711 J. Swift Argument abolishing Christianity in Misc. Prose & Verse 171 Opening a few Wickets, and leaving them at jar. Originally Scottish. A. adv.¹ Of a door, gate, or window: so as to be slightly or partially open. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adverb] > of a door, gate, etc. > slightly ajar1559 1559 in D. H. Fleming Reg. Christian Congregation St. Andrews (1889) I. 24 The dur beand sett up a char. 1673 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 69 The Door stands a Jarre: i. e. The Door stands half open. 1681 ‘T. Do-Well’ Conf. between Bensalian Bishop & Eng. Doctor 15 You will set your Church doors not only achar, but wide open. 1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green ii. 21 My Chafts are dung a char. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 160 With a large door in it, standing a-jar. 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 707 The window stood ajar. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. viii. 104 Tom, whose great heavy mouth had stood ajar,..now suddenly snapped it together. 1890 S. O. Jewett Strangers & Wayfarers 171 Each sat by a front window with the blinds carefully set ajar. 1921 W. de la Mare Veil & Other Poems 65 Hold ajar the wicket gate. 1973 R. T. Abbott Kingdom of Seashell 16/1 These valves are..forced ajar by a rubberlike wedge. 2007 Guardian 17 Nov. (Review section) 3/5 I keep the door ajar. B. adj.¹ Chiefly in predicative use. Of a door, gate, or window: slightly or partially open. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1729 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (new ed.) ii. at Jar The door is a-jar, or upon the jar, (that is not well shut, nor wide open). 1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto 181 The door was a-jar. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. iii. 176 But the dim lattice is a-jar. 1891 G. M. Fenn Mint of Money lxxvi. 379 The man looked sharply round, and his eyes rested on the ajar door of the safe. 1908 M. K. Waddington Chateau & Country Life in France i. 30 We came to a rickety old door... It was ajar. 1955 Jet 3 Feb. 32 (caption) His mouth ajar and fork flying,..Barnett displays the eating style that won him the title ‘King of the Chitterling Eaters’. 2002 J. Rossier Living with Chickens (2004) 76 Make sure..that the windows are ajar if the chicks are in a small, tightly sealed room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). ajaradv.²adj.² Brit. /əˈdʒɑː/, U.S. /əˈdʒɑr/ Forms: 1600s a iarre, 1600s a jar, 1800s a-jar, 1800s– ajar. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, jar n.¹, jar v.¹ Etymology: Probably originally < at jar at jar n.¹ 6c, with reduction of the first element (compare a prep.¹). In later use perhaps partly also < a- prefix³ + either jar n.¹ or jar v.¹ A. adv.² So as to be in a jarring state; out of harmony, at odds; awry. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [adverb] > at variance out1565 ajar1622 offside1944 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adverb] unsamena1400 unaccordinglyc1449 discordantlyc1454 incongruly1483 incongruently1568 disagreeingly1591 unanswerable1614 ajar1622 incongruously1641 unanswerably1656 disharmoniously1664 dissonantly1799 inaccordantly1822 inharmoniously1828 unharmoniously1856 unconsonantly1863 1622 J. Taylor Verry Merry Wherry-ferry-voy. sig. B5^v One man, whose nose did stand a iarre. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia v. xvi. 160 Twenty years Unnatural War, Which made Three Kingdoms stand a Jar. 1834 A. A. Phelps Lect. on Slavery 23 It is the element of discord;..it has shaken the whole fabric and set it a-jar. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. xiii. 146 Any accident..that puts an individual ajar with the world. 1915 Financial World 15 Oct. 27/1 Something evidently went ajar in their reckoning. B. adj.² Out of harmony; askew, awry; in a confused or mixed-up state. Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > amiss, out of order amissc1325 out of harrea1327 wronga1425 wide1545 misplaced1563 awrya1586 ajar1807 off the rails1848 agley1882 blooey1920 off-centre1930 off base1940 snafued1944 off target1954 off beam1958 1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 120 Should one..get out of tune, it is like a cracked fiddle, the whole concert is ajar. 1877 H. Martineau Autobiogr. I. 83 My temper was so thoroughly ajar. 1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout xv. 163 She had suffered so deeply that her nerves were still ajar. 1968 R. Brautigan In Watermelon Sugar ii. 57 I..noticed that everything was ajar, and so before planting the seeds, I put everything back in order. 2009 G. Flynn Dark Places 13 The old waitress's black wig was ajar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.¹adj.¹1559adv.²adj.²1622
随便看	to hit the open man to hit the panic button to hit the pin to hit the pipe to hit the right nail on the head to hit the right note to hit the roof to hit the sack to hit the sauce to hit the silk to hit the skids to hit the spot to hit the trail to hit the trail less commonly the etc to hit the trail less commonly the grit to hit the trail less commonly the pike to hit the trail less commonly the road to hit the wall to hit to leg to hit to the leg to hit up to hit up for to hit with the meat to hit, split or take the breeze to hitch a lift

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