| 单词 | third place |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthird place third place third place n. an area such as a cafe, library, sports facility, etc., that is neither home nor workplace, and provides a communal or public space for relaxation, recreation, or relief from stress. ΚΠ 1989 R. Oldenburg Great Good Place i. 16 The third place is a generic designation for a great variety of public places that host the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily anticipated gatherings of individuals beyond the realms of home and work. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 33 The easy chairs, the terrazzo flooring, the tinkling, jazz-tinged soundtrack..combine to create a special space, a third place, a decompression zone interposed between work and home. 2019 Long Island Business News (Nexis) 29 Mar. Developers and landlords are adding enhanced green space, restaurants, [and] recreational activities..to attract consumers to stay for longer periods of time. A so called ‘third place’..which entails a playful and communal atmosphere. third place a. Additional to and distinct from two others already known or mentioned. third person (in Law) = third party n. †third place, a place which is neutral ground to two persons (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > that which is third > [adjective] > in addition to and distinct from two others thirdc1290 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates > with casting vote odd man1445 third person1709 third party1817 thirdsman1818 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > [noun] > person involved in proceedings > besides two primarily concerned third person1709 third party1817 thirdsman1818 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > absence of definite stance neutralitya1513 neutralism1579 neutralizing1643 third place1757 non-committal1833 non-committalism1838 fence-ridinga1859 non-partisanship1875 middle of the road1891 fence-sitting1904 value freedom1959 c1290 Beket 415 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 118 Þat þridde þing ȝeot mest of alle and sonest in wrathþe hem brouȝte. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 3 And þe þrid, if he be moost obedient to God and to His lawe. 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 17v Incorporall and immateriall essences cannot be coupled in the same third matter. 1709 E. Ward tr. Diverting Wks. 189 Any thing is easily believ'd that is to the Disreputation of a third Person. 1757 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 31 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2277 I could neither visit, nor be visited by, the ministers of those two Crowns; but we met every day, or dined at third places. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) I. 444 The clause..extends..to third persons only; not to the persons conveying, or those to whom lands are conveyed to uses. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xvii. 318 Martin Lightfoot..was as a third hand and foot to him all day long. 1878 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iv. §122. 133 There can be no third thing besides body and void. [Cf. tertium quid n.] < as lemmas |
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