idée maîtressen.

Brit.

/ˌiːdeɪ meɪˈtrɛs/,

/ˌiːdeɪ ˌmɛˈtrɛs/, U.S.

/ˌideɪ ˌmeɪˈtrɛs/

Inflections: Plural idées maîtresses.

Forms: 1900s– idée maîtresse, 1900s– idée maitresse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French idée maîtresse.

Etymology: < French idée maîtresse (1886 or earlier) < idée idea n. + maîtresse mistress n. Compare earlier master-idea n. at master n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b, and also earlier idée mère n., mother-idea n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 7.In plural form idées maîtresses after the French plural form.

A leading idea. Cf. master-idea n. at master n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [noun] > leading

idée maîtresse1902

1902 Philos. Rev. 11 655 M. Paulhan differs in laying more stress on the independent activity of the elements and less on the ruling power of the idée maitresse.

1939 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 729/1 Mystified by M. Romains's apparent reluctance to confide his idée maîtresse, one could not always avoid an injured and carping note of appreciation.

1966 Listener 6 Oct. 500/2 The leading idea, the idée maîtresse, of the Enlightenment.

2004 C. F. Hickey in S. A. G. M. Crawford Serious Sport v. 53 His idée maîtresse was that there should not be a highly developed literary education available for the mass of the Egyptians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idée maîtresse
释义	idée maîtressen. Brit. /ˌiːdeɪ meɪˈtrɛs/, /ˌiːdeɪ ˌmɛˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ˌideɪ ˌmeɪˈtrɛs/ Inflections: Plural idées maîtresses. Forms: 1900s– idée maîtresse, 1900s– idée maitresse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French idée maîtresse. Etymology: < French idée maîtresse (1886 or earlier) < idée idea n. + maîtresse mistress n. Compare earlier master-idea n. at master n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b, and also earlier idée mère n., mother-idea n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 7.In plural form idées maîtresses after the French plural form. A leading idea. Cf. master-idea n. at master n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [noun] > leading idée maîtresse1902 1902 Philos. Rev. 11 655 M. Paulhan differs in laying more stress on the independent activity of the elements and less on the ruling power of the idée maitresse. 1939 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 729/1 Mystified by M. Romains's apparent reluctance to confide his idée maîtresse, one could not always avoid an injured and carping note of appreciation. 1966 Listener 6 Oct. 500/2 The leading idea, the idée maîtresse, of the Enlightenment. 2004 C. F. Hickey in S. A. G. M. Crawford Serious Sport v. 53 His idée maîtresse was that there should not be a highly developed literary education available for the mass of the Egyptians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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