perfect stormn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːfᵻk(t) ˈstɔːm/, U.S.

/ˌpərfək(t) ˈstɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: perfect adj., storm n.

Etymology: < perfect adj. + storm n. In sense 1 popularized by the title of S. Junger's 1997 book (see quot. 1997 at sense 1) and the 2000 film of the same name.Earlier examples of the collocation exist but represent uses of perfect adj. 5c without specific or fixed meaning:1718 H. Stogdon Let. 26 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1729) 54 There was a rushing mighty wind, a perfect storm, and tempest before the descent of the Holy Ghost.1858 Press & Tribune (Chicago) 13 Nov. 1/3 We all remember the perfect storm of applause which greeted the Mayor’s announcement.

1. Meteorology. A particularly fierce storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors; (in later use) spec. a storm of this type which occurred off the north-eastern coast of the United States in October 1991.

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1936 Port Arthur (Texas) News 20 Mar. 3/4 The weather bureau describes the disturbance as 'the perfect storm' of its type. Seven factors were involved in the chain of circumstances that led to the flood.

1991 Los Angeles Times 1 Mar. (Ventura County ed.) b1/3 Fed by what water officials called ‘the perfect storm’, the Santa Clara River flowed to the ocean for the first time in five years.

1997 S. Junger (title) The perfect storm. [Foreword has ‘I use perfect in the meteorological sense: a storm that could not possibly have been worse.’]

2003 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 17 Dec. l10 Metereologists called Floyd a perfect storm, a raging combination of winds, water, and weather patterns that joined forces to make it so potent—and so difficult to predict.

2. In extended use (chiefly Economics). The worst possible or an especially critical state of affairs, arising from a large number of negative and (usually) unpredictable contributory factors.

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1997 Energy Daily (Nexis) 19 Sept. Peoples likened electric competition to the ‘perfect storm’ at sea, whipped into a fury by a confluence of unlikely events.]

1998 Economist 5 Dec. 115/3 They were the victims of a ‘perfect storm’ in the markets: several extremely unusual events took place, with consequences that could not have reasonably been foreseen.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Jan. c2/4 ‘A perfect storm’ of events, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a typhoon that delayed component shipments from Taiwan.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfect storm
释义	perfect stormn. Brit. /ˌpəːfᵻk(t) ˈstɔːm/, U.S. /ˌpərfək(t) ˈstɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: perfect adj., storm n. Etymology: < perfect adj. + storm n. In sense 1 popularized by the title of S. Junger's 1997 book (see quot. 1997 at sense 1) and the 2000 film of the same name.Earlier examples of the collocation exist but represent uses of perfect adj. 5c without specific or fixed meaning:1718 H. Stogdon Let. 26 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1729) 54 There was a rushing mighty wind, a perfect storm, and tempest before the descent of the Holy Ghost.1858 Press & Tribune (Chicago) 13 Nov. 1/3 We all remember the perfect storm of applause which greeted the Mayor’s announcement. 1. Meteorology. A particularly fierce storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors; (in later use) spec. a storm of this type which occurred off the north-eastern coast of the United States in October 1991. ΚΠ 1936 Port Arthur (Texas) News 20 Mar. 3/4 The weather bureau describes the disturbance as 'the perfect storm' of its type. Seven factors were involved in the chain of circumstances that led to the flood. 1991 Los Angeles Times 1 Mar. (Ventura County ed.) b1/3 Fed by what water officials called ‘the perfect storm’, the Santa Clara River flowed to the ocean for the first time in five years. 1997 S. Junger (title) The perfect storm. [Foreword has ‘I use perfect in the meteorological sense: a storm that could not possibly have been worse.’] 2003 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 17 Dec. l10 Metereologists called Floyd a perfect storm, a raging combination of winds, water, and weather patterns that joined forces to make it so potent—and so difficult to predict. 2. In extended use (chiefly Economics). The worst possible or an especially critical state of affairs, arising from a large number of negative and (usually) unpredictable contributory factors. ΚΠ 1997 Energy Daily (Nexis) 19 Sept. Peoples likened electric competition to the ‘perfect storm’ at sea, whipped into a fury by a confluence of unlikely events.] 1998 Economist 5 Dec. 115/3 They were the victims of a ‘perfect storm’ in the markets: several extremely unusual events took place, with consequences that could not have reasonably been foreseen. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Jan. c2/4 ‘A perfect storm’ of events, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a typhoon that delayed component shipments from Taiwan. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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