l'affairen.

Brit.

/ləˈfɛː/, U.S.

/ləˈfɛ(ə)r/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French l'affaire.

Etymology: < French l'affaire (followed by a proper name; not dated in this sense in dictionaries of the language) < la the + affaire affair n. in its specific sense development ‘scandal associated with a person or organization’. Compare French l'affaire Dreyfus (1894). Compare earlier affair n. 3d, affaire n.

Used before a proper name (after French construction) to denote a scandal associated with the specified person, organization, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun]

ruffle?1507

scandal1615

odium1645

l'affaire1875

loss of face1929

1875 Punch 6 Nov. 189/2 (heading) L'affaire Darnley.

1893 E. Dowson Let. c15 Oct. (1967) 294 I interviewed Warr on Sunday concerning l'affaire Williams.

1935 N. Marsh & H. Jellett Nursing-Home Murder xii. 178 They were both rather talkative ladies and full of l'affaire O'Callaghan.

1992 Sunday Times 27 Sept. viii. 9/1 Following an avalanche of gossip,..L'affaire Allen-Farrow celebrated its first month of life last weekend with the release..of Woody Allen's latest film, Husbands and Wives.

2011 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 July 35/1 Fresh revelations in that morning's newspapers about l'affaire D.S.K. [sc. Dominique Strauss-Kahn], an example of feuilletonisme brought to life on a grand scale.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laffaire
释义	l'affairen. Brit. /ləˈfɛː/, U.S. /ləˈfɛ(ə)r/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French l'affaire. Etymology: < French l'affaire (followed by a proper name; not dated in this sense in dictionaries of the language) < la the + affaire affair n. in its specific sense development ‘scandal associated with a person or organization’. Compare French l'affaire Dreyfus (1894). Compare earlier affair n. 3d, affaire n. Used before a proper name (after French construction) to denote a scandal associated with the specified person, organization, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] ruffle?1507 scandal1615 odium1645 l'affaire1875 loss of face1929 1875 Punch 6 Nov. 189/2 (heading) L'affaire Darnley. 1893 E. Dowson Let. c15 Oct. (1967) 294 I interviewed Warr on Sunday concerning l'affaire Williams. 1935 N. Marsh & H. Jellett Nursing-Home Murder xii. 178 They were both rather talkative ladies and full of l'affaire O'Callaghan. 1992 Sunday Times 27 Sept. viii. 9/1 Following an avalanche of gossip,..L'affaire Allen-Farrow celebrated its first month of life last weekend with the release..of Woody Allen's latest film, Husbands and Wives. 2011 N.Y. Times Mag. 31 July 35/1 Fresh revelations in that morning's newspapers about l'affaire D.S.K. [sc. Dominique Strauss-Kahn], an example of feuilletonisme brought to life on a grand scale. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1875
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