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单词 out of doors
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out of doorsadv.adj.n.

Brit. /ˌaʊtəvˈdɔːz/, U.S. /ˌaʊdə(v)ˈdɔrz/
Forms: see out of prep. and door n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out of prep., door n.
Etymology: < out of prep. + the plural of door n. Compare out of door adv. and adj., out at door (also doors) at door n. Phrases 1, and out a doors (see adoors adv.).
A. adv.
1. Outdoors; in or into the open air.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > out of doors
outOE
without doorc1275
thereoutc1325
abroad?c1335
out at door (also doors)c1386
out of doors1530
thereforthc1540
forth adoors1607
forth of door(s1607
without doors1617
al fresco1717
outdoorsa1729
out-by1753
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 704/1 She hath shytte me out of dores.
c1582 Long Meg of Westminster xiii. 24 The maids of the house should dry beat him, and so thrust him out of doors.
1664 Hist. Sir J. Oldcastle 49 Turn her out of doors, Even as she is.
a1711 R. Duke Rev. in Poems upon Several Occasions (1717) 338 Like common Juglers, or like common Whores, All his Tricks shewn, he was kick'd out of Doors.
1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague II. lxxxi. 77 We passed the ice from thence to Orleans, and dined out of doors on six feet of snow.
1816 J. Austen Emma I. vi. 97 She seems to be sitting out of doors, with only a little shawl over her shoulders. View more context for this quotation
1857 Ld. Houghton Let. Aug. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) II. xii. 19 These [children] live..out of doors all day.
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xviii. 224 Mrs. Henchard was weakening visibly. She could not go out of doors any more.
1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 67/2 Slip seats..were instantly removable..so that they could be taken out of doors and cleaned.
1990 Micro Decision Feb. 42/1 The screen..is not so good when working in bright light out of doors.
2. spec. Outside or beyond the confines of the Houses of Parliament. Obsolete.
ΚΠ
1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. 27 I am confident the Lords will otherwise debate and dispute your Bil quite out of doors.
1702 R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 254 The reason of the [association was] from the time of the design to assasinate the king and that being now out of doors upon his death,..we adjourned.
1819 L. Hunt Examiner 23 May 331/1 Their [sc. the Whigs] tactics..are..pretty well understood out of doors.
3. figurative. Irrelevant, worthless. Obsolete.
ΚΠ
1699 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage (1730) 324 A Place where Thinking is out of Doors.
1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355 That Objection is out of Doors.
B. adj. In form out-of-doors.
1. spec. Occurring or performed outside the Houses of Parliament. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [adjective] > outside parliament
out of doors1802
outdoor1804
1802 G. Canning in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 501 No out-of-doors' measure..will attain the end.
1897 Daily News 4 Oct. 8/2 Out-of-doors or extra Parliamentary speaking. Mr. Pitt..only made one out-of-door speech in all his career, and that was a speech..of three sentences only.
2. Occurring, performed, or used in the open air; reminiscent of the open air; (of a person) working in or accustomed to the open air.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outdoor
outward1546
without doors1654
outdoor1748
al fresco1760
extra-foraneous1781
out of doors1822
open air1830
open-airish1837
outstationed1862
the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adjective] > that exists or is done in the open air
outward1546
subdial1647
without doors1654
subaeriala1703
outdoor1748
al fresco1760
extra-foraneous1781
out of door1786
out of doors1822
open air1851
open-aired1873
hypaethral1875
out-by1896
1822 London Mag. July 36/1 I am not much a friend to out-of-doors reading.
1831 Edinb. Rev. 54 308 The reform..arms us against the out-of-doors poacher.
1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. ii. 21 Her out-of-doors life was perfect. Her in-doors life had its drawbacks.
1883 A. Thomas Mod. Housewife 67 The question of out-of-doors garments for children.
1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/1 While this..is better than nothing, it does not take the place of a real out-of-doors outing.
1989 A. Danto Encounters & Refl. (1991) 220 It was precisely this natural out-of-doors feeling the Modernists sought.
C. n.
In form out-of-doors. The open air; the outdoors. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > open air
open air?a1425
open airs1683
rude air1737
out of doors1819
outdoors1859
open1874
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outside a house or building
open air?a1425
out of doors1819
outdoors1859
1819 J. Keats Let. 4 Feb. (1958) II. 37 One not ill enough to forget out-of-doors.
1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 87/2 To provide Cucumber plants for out-of-doors.
1895 Outing 26 34/2 It was the untamed luxuriance of the out-of-doors that we love.
1975 R. V. Redinger George Eliot (1976) vi. 377 The many scenes which take place in the unhampered out-of-doors.
1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking xxiii. 114 When dragged into the out-of-doors for lunch I would crab about sand in my food.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

> as lemmas

out (†forth) of door (also doors)
P4. out (forth) of door (also doors): out of the house; in the open air, abroad; hence figurative out of place, lost, abroad, irrelevant, worthless (obsolete).
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless
naughteOE
unworthc960
nought worthOE
unworthya1240
vaina1300
lewd1362
base?1510
to be nothing toc1520
stark naught1528
nothing worth1535
worthilessa1542
draffish1543
baggage1548
dunghill?1555
valureless1563
toyish1572
worthless1573
out (forth) of door (also doors)1574
leaden1577
riff-raff1577
drafty1582
fecklessc1586
dudgeon?1589
nought-worth1589
tenpenny1592
wanwordy?a1595
shotten herring1598
nugatory1603
unvalued1604
priceless1614
unvaluable1615
valuelessa1616
waste1616
trashya1620
draffy1624
stramineous1624
invaluable1640
roly-poly?1645
nugatorious1646
perquisquilian1647
niffling1649
lazy1671
wanworth1724
little wortha1754
flimsy1756
waff1788
null1790
nothingy1801
nothingly1802
twopenny-halfpenny1809
not worth a flaw1810
garbage1817
peanut1836
duffing1839
trash1843
no-account1845
no-count1851
punky1859
rummagy1872
junky1880
skilligalee1883
footle1894
punk1896
wherry-go-nimble1901
junk1908
rinky-dink1913
schlock1916
tripe1927
duff1938
chickenshit1940
sheg-up1941
expendable1942
(strictly) for the birds1943
tripey1955
schlocky1960
naff1964
dipshit1968
cack1978
1574 St. Avstens Manuell in Certaine Prayers S. Augustines Medit. sig. Qvijv Love driveth feare out of doores.
1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 156 Some fathers will not suffer their Daughters to set their foote foorth of dores.
1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. D2v Out of doore quite shit.
1658 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 456 All precedents are out of doors in this case.
1699 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage (1730) 324 A Place where Thinking is out of Doors.
1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355 That Objection is out of Doors.
1857 Ld. Houghton Let. Aug. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) II. xii. 19 These [children] live..out of doors all day.
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adv.adj.n.1530
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