单词 | pour encourager les autres |
释义 | pour encourager les autresphr. Of a punishment or sacrifice: as an example to others; to encourage or deter others. Now chiefly in extended and weakened uses. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [phrase] > as a deterrent in terrorem1590 pour encourager les autres1804 1768 J. Courtenay Remarks on Pamphlet entitled Mirror 7 The British Admiral was shot, as a Frenchman humourously expressed it, pour encourager les autres.] 1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1844) II. 1032 The destruction of the band is complete, but I wished to hang some of their chiefs, pour encourager les autres. 1825 H. Wilson Mem. (ed. 2) II. 194 We talked a great deal. Hertford's subject was death, pour encourager les autres. 1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 29 Jan. (1965) I. 589 I have simply flicked the insect off the window pane in passing, pour encourager les autres. 1915 A. D. Gillespie Let. 27 Apr. in Lett. from Flanders (1916) 118 We had another concert last night, and since some officer had to be the victim ‘pour encourager les autres’, I had to..sing them the Skye boat song. 1963 New Society 21 Nov. 20/2 So pour encourager les autres the institute..has just published its conclusions. 2002 Church Times 6 Sept. 13/2 There's a strong temptation to..surreptitiously write up a string of names for your session pour encourager les autres. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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