请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 thorough-farer
释义

thorough-farern.

Brit. /ˈθʌrəfɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈθərəˌfɛrər/, /ˈθəroʊˌfɛrər/
Forms:

α. 1600s 1900s– through-farer Brit. /ˈθruːˌfɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈθruˌfɛrər/.

β. 1800s– thorough-farer.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: through- prefix, fare v.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: Apparently < through- prefix + fare v.1 + -er suffix1, perhaps after wayfarer n. Compare earlier thoroughfare v.1, thorough-faring n. In β. forms altered after thorough- prefix.
rare.
A person who passes or travels through, a wayfarer.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > by road
wayferendeOE
wayfaring manOE
way-goera1382
wayferer1388
dustyfoota1400
wayfarerc1430
thorough-farer1628
roadster1834
road-farer1845
pathfarer1880
roadman1906
1628 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 474 in Parl. Papers 1884–5 (C. 4576-I) XLII. 1 [To] intertaine through-farers and passengers.
1869 Packard's Monthly Jan. 22/2 It seems that our streets must necessarily be muddy, and in every way inconvenient to the thoroughfarer.
1870 B. Anderson Narr. Journey to Musardu 86 This town is also notorious for the mischief and trouble it gives thoroughfarers.
1944 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 239 This frequentation meant, even for the throughfarer, fresh air and healthful views.
2011 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Feb. 22 We were merely standing chatting in little circles, not holding hands in a line or sitting down across the pathway. No thoroughfarers were being inconvenienced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1628
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/12 4:11:47