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单词 soirée
释义

soiréen.

Brit. /ˈswɑːreɪ/, U.S. /swɑˈreɪ/
Etymology: < French soirée evening, evening party, < soir evening < Latin sērum late hour, neuter of sērus late.
An evening party, gathering, or social meeting. (See also swarry n.) soirée dansante: see soirée dansante at dansant adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > evening gathering
conversazione1740
evening party1742
sociable1750
evening1791
soirée1793
Gregory1804
veillée1825
tertulia1828
swarry1837
social evening1844
1793 F. Burney Jrnl. 8 Apr. (1972) II. 58 He asked how my Mother did? I said if he came any soiree, he would probably see.
1802 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 22 We have had abundant specimens of Plays, Balls, Soirées, Thé's, &c.
1820 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 190 I had a soirée last night.
1836 in Col. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 107 We had a regular merry soirée on board, and did not leave till past nine.
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iii. 103 For exhibition in my drawing-rooms On zoologic soirées.
1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 621 Friends' Photographic Society... A soirée is held each winter.

Derivatives

soirée v. transitive to entertain at an evening party or parties.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [verb (transitive)] > entertain at evening gathering
soirée1826
1826 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 397 It has been hard work to dine and soirée all the people.
soiréean adj. Apparently an isolated use.
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1853 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. IV. 71 To be in readiness for the reception of the soiréean guests.
soiréety n. Apparently an isolated use.
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1834 J. Jekyll Let. 18 July in Corr. (1894) x. 328 This bustle and the eternity of parliamentary sittings keep London in a state of interest and soiréety.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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