fresh airn.

Brit.

/ˌfrɛʃ ˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌfrɛʃ ˈɛ(ə)r/

Forms: see fresh adj., n.¹, and adv. and air n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fresh adj., air n.¹

Etymology: < fresh adj. + air n.¹

The air outside, as opposed to air within a room or other enclosed space, esp. as regarded as beneficial for a person's health or well-being; air which is pure, refreshing, unpolluted, or not stale. Cf. a breath of fresh air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun]

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fresh air1525

country air1595

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1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cvi. f. cxix^v/1 We wyll go to Bayone or to Burdeux to take fresshe ayre.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1620/2 The place was farre of, and the throng of the people great, & she not acquainted with the fresh ayre (being so long in pryson).

1655 Mercurius Politicus 26 Apr.-2 May 5298 The Pr: of Orange, with his mother, and the D: of Glocester, are gone a few miles from hence to take the fresh air.

1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise (ed. 2) 6 It takes the Peasant from his smoaky Cabin into the fresh Air.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 217 The desire of fresh air..had carried her into the..garden.

1869 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 25 376 A passage of six feet wide, through which may play a through-and-through draft of fresh air.

1997 ‘Q’ Deadmeat 310 I walked out into the night to get some fresh air.

2007 Daily Tel. 14 May 3/3 Fresh air and exercise cut depression in more than 70 per cent of people.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, as in fresh air intake, fresh air supply, etc.

ΚΠ

1843 Law Times 8 July 377/2 (advt.) The Pneumatic or Fresh-air Grate, pronounced by Dr. Ure a most ingenious invention of modern times.

1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 255/2 A sufficient current can be established by the use of a well-placed fresh-air inlet.

1980 Washington Post 10 Feb. d8/4 The fresh air supply turns over much more slowly in a tight building, causing unwanted fumes to build up.

2020 Goulburn (New S. Wales) Post (Nexis) 6 Jan. 5 Run an air conditioner, but keep the fresh-air intake closed and the filter clean.

C2. U.S. Also with capital initials. Designating a charitable organization, place, etc., which provides rural holidays and outdoor activities, esp. for underprivileged children, as in Fresh Air Fund. Also: designating a child who participates in holidays and activities run by such an organization.

ΚΠ

1868 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 June The proposition to raise through the churches a ‘Fresh Air Fund’ is to aid this class.

1879 Cincinnati Commerc. 17 Aug. 12/4 (heading) A fresh air charity.

1930 K. A. Porter Let. 6 Oct. (1990) i. 25 The famous free Fresh Air Schools subsist, evidently, on praise, for there are no funds for their support.

1999 M. Pendergrast Uncommon Grounds ii. vii. 135 He..brought ‘fresh air’ children from New York City to his New Paltz farm.

2005 Vanity Fair May 185/3 The Brook also served as the summer destination for a sort of Fresh Air Fund that Rothstein operated for a small group of inner-city youths who apprenticed themselves to him.

C3. colloquial and chiefly humorous. Designating a person who enjoys being outdoors, or who likes to have good ventilation indoors, as in fresh-air fiend, fresh-air maniac, etc.

ΚΠ

1878 Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 5 Feb. Folks who open car windows now are called ‘fresh-air fiends’.

1908 Daily Chron. 6 July 4/4 The fresh-air cure has been..very much boomed of late years... One result of this has been the evolution of what I may term the fresh-air maniac.

1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (1999) vi. 474 He had no wish to imitate the fresh-air faddists and smart pseudo-sportsmen.

2014 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 17/2 Dartmoor..is a magnet for solitude seekers, fresh-air fiends and vista aficionados.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fresh air
释义	fresh airn. Brit. /ˌfrɛʃ ˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌfrɛʃ ˈɛ(ə)r/ Forms: see fresh adj., n.¹, and adv. and air n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fresh adj., air n.¹ Etymology: < fresh adj. + air n.¹ The air outside, as opposed to air within a room or other enclosed space, esp. as regarded as beneficial for a person's health or well-being; air which is pure, refreshing, unpolluted, or not stale. Cf. a breath of fresh air. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] aira1393 fresh air1525 country air1595 fresco1620 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cvi. f. cxix^v/1 We wyll go to Bayone or to Burdeux to take fresshe ayre. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1620/2 The place was farre of, and the throng of the people great, & she not acquainted with the fresh ayre (being so long in pryson). 1655 Mercurius Politicus 26 Apr.-2 May 5298 The Pr: of Orange, with his mother, and the D: of Glocester, are gone a few miles from hence to take the fresh air. 1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise (ed. 2) 6 It takes the Peasant from his smoaky Cabin into the fresh Air. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 217 The desire of fresh air..had carried her into the..garden. 1869 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 25 376 A passage of six feet wide, through which may play a through-and-through draft of fresh air. 1997 ‘Q’ Deadmeat 310 I walked out into the night to get some fresh air. 2007 Daily Tel. 14 May 3/3 Fresh air and exercise cut depression in more than 70 per cent of people. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, as in fresh air intake, fresh air supply, etc. ΚΠ 1843 Law Times 8 July 377/2 (advt.) The Pneumatic or Fresh-air Grate, pronounced by Dr. Ure a most ingenious invention of modern times. 1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 255/2 A sufficient current can be established by the use of a well-placed fresh-air inlet. 1980 Washington Post 10 Feb. d8/4 The fresh air supply turns over much more slowly in a tight building, causing unwanted fumes to build up. 2020 Goulburn (New S. Wales) Post (Nexis) 6 Jan. 5 Run an air conditioner, but keep the fresh-air intake closed and the filter clean. C2. U.S. Also with capital initials. Designating a charitable organization, place, etc., which provides rural holidays and outdoor activities, esp. for underprivileged children, as in Fresh Air Fund. Also: designating a child who participates in holidays and activities run by such an organization. ΚΠ 1868 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 June The proposition to raise through the churches a ‘Fresh Air Fund’ is to aid this class. 1879 Cincinnati Commerc. 17 Aug. 12/4 (heading) A fresh air charity. 1930 K. A. Porter Let. 6 Oct. (1990) i. 25 The famous free Fresh Air Schools subsist, evidently, on praise, for there are no funds for their support. 1999 M. Pendergrast Uncommon Grounds ii. vii. 135 He..brought ‘fresh air’ children from New York City to his New Paltz farm. 2005 Vanity Fair May 185/3 The Brook also served as the summer destination for a sort of Fresh Air Fund that Rothstein operated for a small group of inner-city youths who apprenticed themselves to him. C3. colloquial and chiefly humorous. Designating a person who enjoys being outdoors, or who likes to have good ventilation indoors, as in fresh-air fiend, fresh-air maniac, etc. ΚΠ 1878 Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 5 Feb. Folks who open car windows now are called ‘fresh-air fiends’. 1908 Daily Chron. 6 July 4/4 The fresh-air cure has been..very much boomed of late years... One result of this has been the evolution of what I may term the fresh-air maniac. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (1999) vi. 474 He had no wish to imitate the fresh-air faddists and smart pseudo-sportsmen. 2014 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 17/2 Dartmoor..is a magnet for solitude seekers, fresh-air fiends and vista aficionados. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1525
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