retenuen.

Brit.

/rɛtəˈn(j)uː/, U.S.

/ˌrɛdəˈn(j)u/

Forms: 1700s retenuë, 1700s– retenue.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French retenue.

Etymology: < French retenue restraint, caution, modesty (in speech or conduct) (1611), specific sense of retenue retinue n. Compare earlier retinue n. 6. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (rətənü) /rətəny/.

Restraint in speech or behaviour; reserve; caution; self-control.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun]

repressiona1413

governailc1425

willc1480

self-rule1532

coldness1548

stay1556

presentness of mind1598

coolness1607

cold blooda1609

temper1611

self-discipline1612

retention?1615

presence of mind?1624

self-governance1630

retentiveness1641

self-command1651

self-mastery1652

self-control1653

self-direction1653

self-restraint1656

self-possession1665

possessednessa1698

self-regulation1698

possession1703

retenue1747

sang-froid1750

self-collection1761

render1768

self-collectedness1805

self-repression1821

self-containedness1835

unimpulsiveness1860

cool-headedness1881

sophrosyne1889

cool1964

1747 W. Warburton Wks. Shakespear II. 51 The retenue of our author is to be commended.

1771 Jessy I. xv. 184 She has such a delicate retenuë in her manner, that there is no penetrating her sentiments.

1785 M. Holford Fanny II. lx. 88 She keeps up that proper degree of retenuë, which force the men to respect as well as to admire her.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 462 The delighted Prince, having less retenue than his French diplomatic colleague.

1889 A. Lang Lett. on Lit. iii. 34 How Tom Jones combined these sentiments..with his own astonishing lack of retenue..is just the puzzle.

1903 R. Boldrewood Last Chance (1905) xi. 272 We shall have to leave you at home next time if you cannot control your feelings; you are doing your country an injustice by your want of retenue.

1914 F. C. de Sumichrast Americans & Britons xi. 190 She is unlike the French jeune fille or the English maiden;..she has not the retenue of the former.

2000 Irish Times 31 Oct. 12/7 Cara..was a bit too frantic as the grieving mother, even when the composer asks for retenue or restraint.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retenue
释义	retenuen. Brit. /rɛtəˈn(j)uː/, U.S. /ˌrɛdəˈn(j)u/ Forms: 1700s retenuë, 1700s– retenue. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French retenue. Etymology: < French retenue restraint, caution, modesty (in speech or conduct) (1611), specific sense of retenue retinue n. Compare earlier retinue n. 6. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (rətənü) /rətəny/. Restraint in speech or behaviour; reserve; caution; self-control. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] repressiona1413 governailc1425 willc1480 self-rule1532 coldness1548 stay1556 presentness of mind1598 coolness1607 cold blooda1609 temper1611 self-discipline1612 retention?1615 presence of mind?1624 self-governance1630 retentiveness1641 self-command1651 self-mastery1652 self-control1653 self-direction1653 self-restraint1656 self-possession1665 possessednessa1698 self-regulation1698 possession1703 retenue1747 sang-froid1750 self-collection1761 render1768 self-collectedness1805 self-repression1821 self-containedness1835 unimpulsiveness1860 cool-headedness1881 sophrosyne1889 cool1964 1747 W. Warburton Wks. Shakespear II. 51 The retenue of our author is to be commended. 1771 Jessy I. xv. 184 She has such a delicate retenuë in her manner, that there is no penetrating her sentiments. 1785 M. Holford Fanny II. lx. 88 She keeps up that proper degree of retenuë, which force the men to respect as well as to admire her. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair li. 462 The delighted Prince, having less retenue than his French diplomatic colleague. 1889 A. Lang Lett. on Lit. iii. 34 How Tom Jones combined these sentiments..with his own astonishing lack of retenue..is just the puzzle. 1903 R. Boldrewood Last Chance (1905) xi. 272 We shall have to leave you at home next time if you cannot control your feelings; you are doing your country an injustice by your want of retenue. 1914 F. C. de Sumichrast Americans & Britons xi. 190 She is unlike the French jeune fille or the English maiden;..she has not the retenue of the former. 2000 Irish Times 31 Oct. 12/7 Cara..was a bit too frantic as the grieving mother, even when the composer asks for retenue or restraint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1747
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