miain.

Brit.

/mɪˈʌɪ/,

/ˈmiːʌɪ/, U.S.

/miˈaɪ/,

/ˈmiaɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1800s mi-ai, 1900s– miai.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese miai.

Etymology: < Japanese miai viewing each other (13th cent.; 1790 with specific reference to marriage), nominalized form of miau to exchange looks < mi-, combining stem of miru to see, look at + -au to reciprocate, combining form of au to match, be in harmony.The Japanese honorific forms o-miai and omiai also occur in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation with stress on the first syllable.

The first formal meeting of the prospective partners in a Japanese arranged marriage.

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miai1884

omiai1970

1884 tr. J. J. Rein Japan: Trav. & Res. 424 A marriage agent..brought about a meeting or mi-ai (from miru, ‘see’, and au, ‘meet’) of the two families in a theatre or in a tea-house.

1890 B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese 221 The middleman arranges for what is termed the mi-ai, literally, the ‘mutual seeing’—a meeting at which the lovers (if persons unknown to each other may be so styled) are allowed to see, sometimes even to speak to each other.

1902 L. Hearn Kottō x. 90 To arrange for the miai (‘see-meeting’) tomorrow.

1966 P. S. Buck People of Japan (1968) v. 62 I have a young friend who was married several months ago, who saw his wife for the first time at the miai seven weeks before the wedding.

1988 Spectator 13 Aug. 26/3 The miai or formal first meeting with the prospective bride.

1993 Japan: Illustr. Encycl. 956/2 Miai have a strong association with pre-World War II Japanese customs, in which marriage was seen as a link between two families rather than a joining of two individuals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miai
释义	miain. Brit. /mɪˈʌɪ/, /ˈmiːʌɪ/, U.S. /miˈaɪ/, /ˈmiaɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1800s mi-ai, 1900s– miai. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese miai. Etymology: < Japanese miai viewing each other (13th cent.; 1790 with specific reference to marriage), nominalized form of miau to exchange looks < mi-, combining stem of miru to see, look at + -au to reciprocate, combining form of au to match, be in harmony.The Japanese honorific forms o-miai and omiai also occur in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the pronunciation with stress on the first syllable. The first formal meeting of the prospective partners in a Japanese arranged marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > an arranged match > first step in miai1884 omiai1970 1884 tr. J. J. Rein Japan: Trav. & Res. 424 A marriage agent..brought about a meeting or mi-ai (from miru, ‘see’, and au, ‘meet’) of the two families in a theatre or in a tea-house. 1890 B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese 221 The middleman arranges for what is termed the mi-ai, literally, the ‘mutual seeing’—a meeting at which the lovers (if persons unknown to each other may be so styled) are allowed to see, sometimes even to speak to each other. 1902 L. Hearn Kottō x. 90 To arrange for the miai (‘see-meeting’) tomorrow. 1966 P. S. Buck People of Japan (1968) v. 62 I have a young friend who was married several months ago, who saw his wife for the first time at the miai seven weeks before the wedding. 1988 Spectator 13 Aug. 26/3 The miai or formal first meeting with the prospective bride. 1993 Japan: Illustr. Encycl. 956/2 Miai have a strong association with pre-World War II Japanese customs, in which marriage was seen as a link between two families rather than a joining of two individuals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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