manquéadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒŋkeɪ/, U.S.

/mɑŋˈkeɪ/

Forms: 1700s– manqué, 1700s– manqués (modifying a plural noun); also (designating a woman, after French feminine form) manquée, manquées (modifying a plural noun).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French manqué, manquer.

Etymology: < French manqué, past participle of manquer to miss, be lacking (1398 in Middle French; past participle used of a person from late 18th cent. in sense ‘who has failed, who has failed to fulfil his potential, who lacks the necessary talent’, and hence in sense 2) < Italian mancare to be lacking (early 14th cent.) < manco absent, lost, defective (a1300) < classical Latin mancus (see mank adj.).

1. Usually in predicative use. Defective, spoilt; missing, lacking.Now usually with admixture of sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting

wanec825

thurfec1175

lacking1480

indigent1531

defect1543

awanting1583

missed1584

wanting1592

defective1603

wanted1619

half-baked1627

deficient1632

manqué1773

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > a quality

poor?c1225

defectivea1398

imperfectc1400

spoliate?a1500

reprimate1579

abortivatea1640

manqué1773

1773 H. Walpole Let. 27 Mar. (1904) VIII. 262 [In Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer] the author's wit is as much manqué as the lady's.

1793 F. Burney Let. 3 May (1972) II. 98 Our party was manqué in every way;—I came early, but with a head ache; your melancholy Note did not relieve it.

1841 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 724/1 I never yet had a good dinner in my life at Véfour's; something is always manqué at the place.

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind i. 6 The single woman ceases to be manquée, and enjoys honour and happiness.

1894 R. Fry Let. 27 Mar. (1972) I. 158 Millais..is the most gifted man we ever had, but somehow he's manqué, never done what he might have done.

1940 W. Stevens Let. 9 Aug. (1967) 362 Thus, one's chords remain manqué; still there they are.

1951 S. Spender World within World ii. 71 Even the side of Beethoven which had something which falls short of his aims and is manqué made me love him.

1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. xxv. 396 As Leo's self-esteem dwindled, Gertrude's grew and grew, and she assumed the one role that her chronically manqué brother had brilliantly, if all too briefly, filled: that of art patron.

2. As postmodifier. That might have been but is not, that has missed being.Used chiefly to describe a person who has failed to achieve a role, profession, etc., to which he or she aspires or is suited.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons > that might have been

manqué1778

1778 F. Burney Jrnl. Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 70 Mr. Johnson's favourite is Mr. Smith!..he declares the fine Gentleman manqué was never better drawn.

a1853 W. M. Thackeray Let. (1946) IV. 309 I send you a ragged portfolio full of scraps... Liston used to say he was a great tragic actor, and so it's my opinion that I am a painter manqué.

1895 G. B. Shaw in W. Archer Theatr. ‘World’ 1894 p. xxvi A villain if you like..a kicked, cuffed, duped pantaloon by all means; but a hero manqué, never.

1927 Sat. Rev. 17 Sept. 370/2 ‘The History of Anthony Waring’ is a poem manqué.

1948 F. R. Leavis Great Trad. ii. 61 Casaubon..is an intellectual manqué.

1960 V. Brittain Women at Oxf. v. 86 Published memories of Miss Maitland..suggest that she was a hospital matron manquée.

1985 A. Blond Book Bk. ii. 23 Peters thought writers manqués made the best agents because they were good catalysts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manqué
释义	manquéadj. Brit. /ˈmɒŋkeɪ/, U.S. /mɑŋˈkeɪ/ Forms: 1700s– manqué, 1700s– manqués (modifying a plural noun); also (designating a woman, after French feminine form) manquée, manquées (modifying a plural noun). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French manqué, manquer. Etymology: < French manqué, past participle of manquer to miss, be lacking (1398 in Middle French; past participle used of a person from late 18th cent. in sense ‘who has failed, who has failed to fulfil his potential, who lacks the necessary talent’, and hence in sense 2) < Italian mancare to be lacking (early 14th cent.) < manco absent, lost, defective (a1300) < classical Latin mancus (see mank adj.). 1. Usually in predicative use. Defective, spoilt; missing, lacking.Now usually with admixture of sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > deficient or wanting wanec825 thurfec1175 lacking1480 indigent1531 defect1543 awanting1583 missed1584 wanting1592 defective1603 wanted1619 half-baked1627 deficient1632 manqué1773 the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > a quality poor?c1225 defectivea1398 imperfectc1400 spoliate?a1500 reprimate1579 abortivatea1640 manqué1773 1773 H. Walpole Let. 27 Mar. (1904) VIII. 262 [In Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer] the author's wit is as much manqué as the lady's. 1793 F. Burney Let. 3 May (1972) II. 98 Our party was manqué in every way;—I came early, but with a head ache; your melancholy Note did not relieve it. 1841 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. June 724/1 I never yet had a good dinner in my life at Véfour's; something is always manqué at the place. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind i. 6 The single woman ceases to be manquée, and enjoys honour and happiness. 1894 R. Fry Let. 27 Mar. (1972) I. 158 Millais..is the most gifted man we ever had, but somehow he's manqué, never done what he might have done. 1940 W. Stevens Let. 9 Aug. (1967) 362 Thus, one's chords remain manqué; still there they are. 1951 S. Spender World within World ii. 71 Even the side of Beethoven which had something which falls short of his aims and is manqué made me love him. 1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. xxv. 396 As Leo's self-esteem dwindled, Gertrude's grew and grew, and she assumed the one role that her chronically manqué brother had brilliantly, if all too briefly, filled: that of art patron. 2. As postmodifier. That might have been but is not, that has missed being.Used chiefly to describe a person who has failed to achieve a role, profession, etc., to which he or she aspires or is suited. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons > that might have been manqué1778 1778 F. Burney Jrnl. Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 70 Mr. Johnson's favourite is Mr. Smith!..he declares the fine Gentleman manqué was never better drawn. a1853 W. M. Thackeray Let. (1946) IV. 309 I send you a ragged portfolio full of scraps... Liston used to say he was a great tragic actor, and so it's my opinion that I am a painter manqué. 1895 G. B. Shaw in W. Archer Theatr. ‘World’ 1894 p. xxvi A villain if you like..a kicked, cuffed, duped pantaloon by all means; but a hero manqué, never. 1927 Sat. Rev. 17 Sept. 370/2 ‘The History of Anthony Waring’ is a poem manqué. 1948 F. R. Leavis Great Trad. ii. 61 Casaubon..is an intellectual manqué. 1960 V. Brittain Women at Oxf. v. 86 Published memories of Miss Maitland..suggest that she was a hospital matron manquée. 1985 A. Blond Book Bk. ii. 23 Peters thought writers manqués made the best agents because they were good catalysts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1773
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