drawbridgen.

Brit.

/ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈdrɔˌbrɪdʒ/,

/ˈdrɑˌbrɪdʒ/

Forms: see draw- comb. form and bridge n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, bridge n.¹

Etymology: < draw- comb. form + bridge n.¹ Compare draught-bridge n. and later drawing bridge n. at drawing n. Compounds 2.

1. A bridge or part of a bridge which may be raised or moved so as to prevent passage across it, or to allow passage through the channel which it spans.Drawbridges which are hinged or pivoted so that one end may be lifted upwards are sometimes known as lifting bridges (see lifting-bridge n.), and were originally commonly used over a moat or fosse as part of the fortification of a castle or fort. In later use drawbridge may refer to various specific types of movable bridge such as swing bridges, swivel bridges, or bascule bridges, which are typically large in scale and used over waterways to allow large boats or ships to pass through (see swing-bridge n., swivel-bridge n., bascule-bridge n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun] > draw-bridge

bridgec1275

tu-brugge1297

draught-bridgec1330

draughtc1400

drawbridgec1400

flying bridge1489

pont-levis1489

trap-bridge1585

drawing bridge1591

sluice1642

pont tornerec1650

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > lifting-bridge > draw-bridge

bridgec1275

tu-brugge1297

draught-bridgec1330

draughtc1400

drawbridgec1400

flying bridge1489

pont-levis1489

trap-bridge1585

drawing bridge1591

sluice1642

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 1205 Her drawebrigge hij drowen whate.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvii. 757 Thai..a fyre had maid At the draw-brig, and brynt it doune.

1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 87 Wyett..made a bulwarke at the bryge fotte..and dyd no harme there..for the brygge drawebrygge was drawne agayne hym.

a1596 Sir Thomas More (1911) ii. iii. 24 Vpp with the drawbridge, gather som forces To Cornhill.

1653 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1877) II. 117 Liberty..to alter the drawe bridge..to make it to rise in two leaves.

1722 London Gaz. No. 6053/1 The Draw-Bridge of the..Bridge of London will be taken up in order to lay down a new one.

1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 266 The Barriers are to be shut, Draw-Bridges drawn up.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 11 May 2/1 It is the surface of the ‘bascule’—the ‘drawbridge’ part of the bridge.

1945 Times 1 Oct. 5/4 Mr Wart for thirty-five years has been in charge of a railway drawbridge over a canal.

1975 A. Price Our Man in Camelot i. 20 There was a moat and a drawbridge complete with a barbican and a defensive outwork.

2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 May a17/1 Rather than have two leaves rise skyward as a drawbridge does..the..bridge is retracted diagonally onto the shore.

2. A movable bridge or gangway on a boat or ship, used to allow passage to the shore or to another boat or ship. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > movable bridge

carriage bridge1816

drawbridge1849

1849 J. S. Howson Hist. of Mediterranean 35 To every vessel a kind of long drawbridge was attached, which could be hoisted up by a rope,..and, when an enemy's ship was within reach, could be suddenly let down on her deck.

2014 V. Arthurs Naked Angels 26 The drawbridge of the ferry hit the ground with the usual thump.

Phrases

In figurative contexts. to pull up the drawbridge and variants: to withdraw or shut oneself off; to take an overly defensive or isolationist position; (also) to make it difficult for others to have or achieve the same as oneself. Similarly also to lower the drawbridge: to be welcoming or open.

ΚΠ

1861 E. Barlee Thinking & Acting I. v. 94 The reserved man, safe in his citadel,..by quietly raising his drawbridge of reserve, puts distance between himself and his foes.

1921 Life 24 Nov. 40/3 Christmas..seems to be the one day in the calendar on which every Englishman retires into his own home and pulls up the drawbridge.

1983 C. Patten Tory Case x. 143 A concern for environmental protection should not be an excuse for pulling up the drawbridge behind us so that others are denied the benefits we enjoy.

2003 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 25/2 Each planet might have to spin closer to the other. For the US, that would mean lowering the drawbridge and seeing ‘hard power’ military force as only one tool among many.

2015 Daily Express 21 May 2/3 Mr Cameron..will say: ‘A strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that controls immigration.’

Compounds

drawbridge mentality n. an isolationist or defensive outlook; a policy of deliberately withdrawing from the world outside one's own community, or of seeking to retain and protect the privileges of one's own group while making it difficult for others to enjoy them.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [noun] > uneasiness or anxiety > defensive or paranoid attitude of mind

siege mentality1969

drawbridge mentality1975

1975 Evening Standard 5 Aug. 18/1 The Swedes' drawbridge mentality even prompted them to close their national tourist office [in London]..recently.

1989 Guardian 15 Sept. 19/4 This has come about..[through] the emergence of the ‘drawbridge mentality’ among the better-off, in which..those who have moved upwards socially no longer have any wish to identify with those who have been left behind.

2019 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 18 Feb. It never ceases to surprise me how negative the older generations can be. In North Sydney, we have a drawbridge mentality among some of our older residents.

Derivatives

ˈdrawbridged adj. having a drawbridge (sense 1).

ΚΠ

1841 Visitor, or, Monthly Instructor July 262/1 The ancient bridge, gatewayed, towered, and drawbridged.., is a thing chronicled in records.

1995 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Nov. 17 The census official.., presenting himself at moated and drawbridged Shirburn Castle, was asked to show his authority.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	drawbridge
释义	drawbridgen. Brit. /ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈdrɔˌbrɪdʒ/, /ˈdrɑˌbrɪdʒ/ Forms: see draw- comb. form and bridge n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, bridge n.¹ Etymology: < draw- comb. form + bridge n.¹ Compare draught-bridge n. and later drawing bridge n. at drawing n. Compounds 2. 1. A bridge or part of a bridge which may be raised or moved so as to prevent passage across it, or to allow passage through the channel which it spans.Drawbridges which are hinged or pivoted so that one end may be lifted upwards are sometimes known as lifting bridges (see lifting-bridge n.), and were originally commonly used over a moat or fosse as part of the fortification of a castle or fort. In later use drawbridge may refer to various specific types of movable bridge such as swing bridges, swivel bridges, or bascule bridges, which are typically large in scale and used over waterways to allow large boats or ships to pass through (see swing-bridge n., swivel-bridge n., bascule-bridge n.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun] > draw-bridge bridgec1275 tu-brugge1297 draught-bridgec1330 draughtc1400 drawbridgec1400 flying bridge1489 pont-levis1489 trap-bridge1585 drawing bridge1591 sluice1642 pont tornerec1650 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > lifting-bridge > draw-bridge bridgec1275 tu-brugge1297 draught-bridgec1330 draughtc1400 drawbridgec1400 flying bridge1489 pont-levis1489 trap-bridge1585 drawing bridge1591 sluice1642 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 1205 Her drawebrigge hij drowen whate. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvii. 757 Thai..a fyre had maid At the draw-brig, and brynt it doune. 1556 in J. G. Nichols Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 87 Wyett..made a bulwarke at the bryge fotte..and dyd no harme there..for the brygge drawebrygge was drawne agayne hym. a1596 Sir Thomas More (1911) ii. iii. 24 Vpp with the drawbridge, gather som forces To Cornhill. 1653 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1877) II. 117 Liberty..to alter the drawe bridge..to make it to rise in two leaves. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6053/1 The Draw-Bridge of the..Bridge of London will be taken up in order to lay down a new one. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 266 The Barriers are to be shut, Draw-Bridges drawn up. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 11 May 2/1 It is the surface of the ‘bascule’—the ‘drawbridge’ part of the bridge. 1945 Times 1 Oct. 5/4 Mr Wart for thirty-five years has been in charge of a railway drawbridge over a canal. 1975 A. Price Our Man in Camelot i. 20 There was a moat and a drawbridge complete with a barbican and a defensive outwork. 2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 May a17/1 Rather than have two leaves rise skyward as a drawbridge does..the..bridge is retracted diagonally onto the shore. 2. A movable bridge or gangway on a boat or ship, used to allow passage to the shore or to another boat or ship. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > movable bridge carriage bridge1816 drawbridge1849 1849 J. S. Howson Hist. of Mediterranean 35 To every vessel a kind of long drawbridge was attached, which could be hoisted up by a rope,..and, when an enemy's ship was within reach, could be suddenly let down on her deck. 2014 V. Arthurs Naked Angels 26 The drawbridge of the ferry hit the ground with the usual thump. Phrases In figurative contexts. to pull up the drawbridge and variants: to withdraw or shut oneself off; to take an overly defensive or isolationist position; (also) to make it difficult for others to have or achieve the same as oneself. Similarly also to lower the drawbridge: to be welcoming or open. ΚΠ 1861 E. Barlee Thinking & Acting I. v. 94 The reserved man, safe in his citadel,..by quietly raising his drawbridge of reserve, puts distance between himself and his foes. 1921 Life 24 Nov. 40/3 Christmas..seems to be the one day in the calendar on which every Englishman retires into his own home and pulls up the drawbridge. 1983 C. Patten Tory Case x. 143 A concern for environmental protection should not be an excuse for pulling up the drawbridge behind us so that others are denied the benefits we enjoy. 2003 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 25/2 Each planet might have to spin closer to the other. For the US, that would mean lowering the drawbridge and seeing ‘hard power’ military force as only one tool among many. 2015 Daily Express 21 May 2/3 Mr Cameron..will say: ‘A strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that controls immigration.’ Compounds drawbridge mentality n. an isolationist or defensive outlook; a policy of deliberately withdrawing from the world outside one's own community, or of seeking to retain and protect the privileges of one's own group while making it difficult for others to enjoy them. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [noun] > uneasiness or anxiety > defensive or paranoid attitude of mind siege mentality1969 drawbridge mentality1975 1975 Evening Standard 5 Aug. 18/1 The Swedes' drawbridge mentality even prompted them to close their national tourist office [in London]..recently. 1989 Guardian 15 Sept. 19/4 This has come about..[through] the emergence of the ‘drawbridge mentality’ among the better-off, in which..those who have moved upwards socially no longer have any wish to identify with those who have been left behind. 2019 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 18 Feb. It never ceases to surprise me how negative the older generations can be. In North Sydney, we have a drawbridge mentality among some of our older residents. Derivatives ˈdrawbridged adj. having a drawbridge (sense 1). ΚΠ 1841 Visitor, or, Monthly Instructor July 262/1 The ancient bridge, gatewayed, towered, and drawbridged.., is a thing chronicled in records. 1995 Guardian (Nexis) 8 Nov. 17 The census official.., presenting himself at moated and drawbridged Shirburn Castle, was asked to show his authority. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.c1400
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