entrée en matièren.

Brit.

/ˈɒntreɪ ɒn ˌmatɪˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌɑnˈtreɪ ɑn ˌmæˈtjɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s entrée en matiere, 1800s– entree en matiere, 1800s– entrée en matière.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entrée en matière.

Etymology: < French entrée en matière (late 18th cent. or earlier) < entrée entrée n. + en (see en- prefix¹) + matière matter n.¹

The beginning of or starting point for a conversation, discussion of a matter, etc.; the broaching of a subject.

ΚΠ

1850 Baroness Blaze de Bury Germania II. iii. 53 ‘Supper!’ was of course the first entrée en matière.

1885 Westm. Rev. Jan. 294 The tale is interesting in itself, though the entrée en matière is prolix.

1938 Notes & Queries 174 272/1 Mr. Peter Quennell, who makes his entrée en matière with the pleasantly disputable assertion that [etc.].

1960 20th Cent. Sept. 279 A most delightful entrée en matière for the very full and substantial biography.

2000 G. van Riel Pleasure & Good Life i. 68 His first argument is rather superficial and serves as an entrée en matière.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entrée en matière
释义	entrée en matièren. Brit. /ˈɒntreɪ ɒn ˌmatɪˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌɑnˈtreɪ ɑn ˌmæˈtjɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s entrée en matiere, 1800s– entree en matiere, 1800s– entrée en matière. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entrée en matière. Etymology: < French entrée en matière (late 18th cent. or earlier) < entrée entrée n. + en (see en- prefix¹) + matière matter n.¹ The beginning of or starting point for a conversation, discussion of a matter, etc.; the broaching of a subject. ΚΠ 1850 Baroness Blaze de Bury Germania II. iii. 53 ‘Supper!’ was of course the first entrée en matière. 1885 Westm. Rev. Jan. 294 The tale is interesting in itself, though the entrée en matière is prolix. 1938 Notes & Queries 174 272/1 Mr. Peter Quennell, who makes his entrée en matière with the pleasantly disputable assertion that [etc.]. 1960 20th Cent. Sept. 279 A most delightful entrée en matière for the very full and substantial biography. 2000 G. van Riel Pleasure & Good Life i. 68 His first argument is rather superficial and serves as an entrée en matière. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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