standoutn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈstandaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈstændˌaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand out at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to stand out at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.With sense A. 1 compare to stand out 2c at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1 and later lockout n. 1. With senses A. 2 and B. compare to stand out 1b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. The following apparent earlier example of the word probably shows a typographical error for standing out:1760 Bailey's New Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 5) Bump, a rising or swelling, a standout [previous eds. standing out] of a thing beyond the level surface.

colloquial.

A. n.

1. colloquial. A strike by workers. Now rare and historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike

turn-out1806

strike1810

steek1812

standout1826

stickout1845

walkout1881

stoppage1902

jack-up1945

1826 Bristol Mercury 7 Aug. The Shipwrights of our port are standing out for an advance of wages... They boasted of six months' means in club to support the standout.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 2/2 They are all protected by a strike clause, which says that a ‘strike or stand out’ by their workmen may be a sufficient excuse for non-completion of their contract.

1998 B. Laurie in E. Arnesen et al. Labor Hist. ii. 46 For the second time in seven years, Boston's skilled workers went on strike for a ten-hour day. The story of this standout..has been told many times.

2. colloquial (originally North American). A person or thing of exceptional or outstanding quality or ability.

ΚΠ

1915 Simmons' Spice Mill Apr. 386/2 The Pekoe is a standout for quality and a correct type of what a tea should be to retail at 60 cents.

1944 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 8 Jan. 14/3 John Hersey's novel about the AMG in Italy, ‘A Bell for Adano’, is likely to be one of the action stand-outs of the new season.

1993 Hockey News (Toronto) 5 Feb. 35/4 Marshall was a standout for the Wexford Raiders of the Metro Toronto Junior League.

2009 New Yorker 9 Feb. 28/2 The menu's standout is the Graffiti burger—two tiny, kebab-spiced patties that ought to rank among the city's best.

B. adj. (in attributive use).

colloquial (originally North American). Exceptional, outstanding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding

particular1485

emphatical1606

prominent1609

remarked1623

protuberant1730

emphatic1760

prosilient1828

outstanding1830

focalizing1838

large1883

standout1905

stickout1937

1905 J. Watson Dog Bk. iii. 58 Their coats [sc. black-and-tans] lack the substance and the stand-out quality of the sables.

1955 O. Keepnews & W. Grauer Pict. Hist. Jazz xi. 117/2 Red Nichols and Miff Mole were the stand-out figures in this phase.

1978 J. Irving World according to Garp viii. 162 Robert Muldoon, a standout tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles.

2001 Muzik Jan. 104/5 The standout track is ‘Chinatown’ by Ant Miles, a dense flow of car-horns and tinpot percussion that heads straight for the city's mean heart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	standout
释义	standoutn.adj. Brit. /ˈstandaʊt/, U.S. /ˈstændˌaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand out at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to stand out at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.With sense A. 1 compare to stand out 2c at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1 and later lockout n. 1. With senses A. 2 and B. compare to stand out 1b at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. The following apparent earlier example of the word probably shows a typographical error for standing out:1760 Bailey's New Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 5) Bump, a rising or swelling, a standout [previous eds. standing out] of a thing beyond the level surface. colloquial. A. n. 1. colloquial. A strike by workers. Now rare and historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike turn-out1806 strike1810 steek1812 standout1826 stickout1845 walkout1881 stoppage1902 jack-up1945 1826 Bristol Mercury 7 Aug. The Shipwrights of our port are standing out for an advance of wages... They boasted of six months' means in club to support the standout. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 2/2 They are all protected by a strike clause, which says that a ‘strike or stand out’ by their workmen may be a sufficient excuse for non-completion of their contract. 1998 B. Laurie in E. Arnesen et al. Labor Hist. ii. 46 For the second time in seven years, Boston's skilled workers went on strike for a ten-hour day. The story of this standout..has been told many times. 2. colloquial (originally North American). A person or thing of exceptional or outstanding quality or ability. ΚΠ 1915 Simmons' Spice Mill Apr. 386/2 The Pekoe is a standout for quality and a correct type of what a tea should be to retail at 60 cents. 1944 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 8 Jan. 14/3 John Hersey's novel about the AMG in Italy, ‘A Bell for Adano’, is likely to be one of the action stand-outs of the new season. 1993 Hockey News (Toronto) 5 Feb. 35/4 Marshall was a standout for the Wexford Raiders of the Metro Toronto Junior League. 2009 New Yorker 9 Feb. 28/2 The menu's standout is the Graffiti burger—two tiny, kebab-spiced patties that ought to rank among the city's best. B. adj. (in attributive use). colloquial (originally North American). Exceptional, outstanding. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding particular1485 emphatical1606 prominent1609 remarked1623 protuberant1730 emphatic1760 prosilient1828 outstanding1830 focalizing1838 large1883 standout1905 stickout1937 1905 J. Watson Dog Bk. iii. 58 Their coats [sc. black-and-tans] lack the substance and the stand-out quality of the sables. 1955 O. Keepnews & W. Grauer Pict. Hist. Jazz xi. 117/2 Red Nichols and Miff Mole were the stand-out figures in this phase. 1978 J. Irving World according to Garp viii. 162 Robert Muldoon, a standout tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. 2001 Muzik Jan. 104/5 The standout track is ‘Chinatown’ by Ant Miles, a dense flow of car-horns and tinpot percussion that heads straight for the city's mean heart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1826
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