pis allern.

Brit.

/ˌpiːz ˈaleɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpiz əˈleɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pis aller.

Etymology: < French pis aller last resort (1625–6) < pis worst ( < classical Latin pēius , neuter of pēior : see pejorate v.) + aller to go (see allons int.).

A last resort; a makeshift recourse or expedient; the less or least desirable alternative, course of action, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [noun] > that can happen

pis aller1676

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > that to which one has recourse > last resort

last resorta1586

rendezvous1600

pis aller1676

ultima ratio1848

long-stop1949

1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. 6 Dorimant, when did you see your Pis aller as you call her, Mrs. Loveit?

1703 Duke of Marlborough Let. 6 Aug. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) I. 225 The going back to the Meuse is, as the French expression is, a pis aller.

1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife iii. 44 Why, a father is in these cases the pis-aller, I must confess.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda III. xxv. 48 She was incapable of the meanness of retaining a lover as a pis aller.

1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 438 A balance of trade paid in the precious metals, is the pis-aller of foreign commerce.

1874 J. Morley On Compromise 63 To me at any rate the history of mankind is a huge pis-aller..a prodigious wasteful experiment.

1919 R. Firbank Valmouth ix. 168 I dare say he would do as a poor pis aller.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. ix. 208 The slave trade was a pis aller for those Arabs who could not make the grade as ivory hunters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pis aller
释义	pis allern. Brit. /ˌpiːz ˈaleɪ/, U.S. /ˌpiz əˈleɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pis aller. Etymology: < French pis aller last resort (1625–6) < pis worst ( < classical Latin pēius , neuter of pēior : see pejorate v.) + aller to go (see allons int.). A last resort; a makeshift recourse or expedient; the less or least desirable alternative, course of action, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worst > [noun] > that can happen pis aller1676 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > that to which one has recourse > last resort last resorta1586 rendezvous1600 pis aller1676 ultima ratio1848 long-stop1949 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. 6 Dorimant, when did you see your Pis aller as you call her, Mrs. Loveit? 1703 Duke of Marlborough Let. 6 Aug. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) I. 225 The going back to the Meuse is, as the French expression is, a pis aller. 1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife iii. 44 Why, a father is in these cases the pis-aller, I must confess. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda III. xxv. 48 She was incapable of the meanness of retaining a lover as a pis aller. 1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 438 A balance of trade paid in the precious metals, is the pis-aller of foreign commerce. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 63 To me at any rate the history of mankind is a huge pis-aller..a prodigious wasteful experiment. 1919 R. Firbank Valmouth ix. 168 I dare say he would do as a poor pis aller. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. ix. 208 The slave trade was a pis aller for those Arabs who could not make the grade as ivory hunters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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