单词 | au 'voir |
释义 | > as lemmasau 'voir An expression implying farewell for the present; hence as n., a farewell of this kind. Also occurs in slang abbreviations aurev., au 'voir, and as a malapropism in the form au reservoir int. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > expressions of leave-taking > for temporary absence I'll see youa1569 au revoir1694 hasta la vista1835 olive oil1880 tot siens1937 T.T.F.N.1948 see you later, alligator1954 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > parting salutation > for temporary absence arrivederci1670 so long1865 au revoir1905 Abyssinia1932 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 15/1 He must kiss his Landlady.., and so parting, says a Revoir, Madam, till I see you again. 1761 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 6 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2392 Au revoir, as Sir Fopling says, and God bless you. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xv. 117 Instead of adieu, I shall only say—Au revoir! 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green x. 93 I'm going now in search of an appetite, and I should advise you to take a turn round the parks and do the same. Au reservoir! 1905 Daily Mail 5 Aug. 6/1 The King and Queen, after an au revoir of ceremonious courtesy, left for their own yacht. 1921 T. E. Lawrence Let. 1 Oct. (1938) 334 This life goes on till February 28 next year. Au 'voir. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey i. viii. 59 Oh! Well! You'll bob in anyway. Aurev! 1948 S. G. Spaeth Hist. Pop. Mus. in Amer. (1960) vi. 221 That lilting waltz..appeared in 1892, and in the following year Harry Kennedy made his lasting gift to barber-shop quartets with Say Au Revoir but Not Goodbye. < as lemmas |
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