toujoursadv.n.

/ˈtuːʒʊə/

Etymology: French, = always.

1. toujours gai /ɡe/, ‘always cheerful’; cheerful under all circumstances; also as n., an unfailingly cheerful disposition. Occasionally partially anglicized as toujours gay.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful optimism

sanguine1530

toujours gai1711

optimism1812

buoyancy1819

buoyance1821

rhathymia1936

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic

sanguine1509

elastical1660

buoyanta1748

elastic1786

resilient1830

sunshine-showery1830

happy-go-lucky1835

toujours gai1899

bouncy1921

upbeat1947

blue skies2005

1711 J. Addison in D. Piper Eng. Face (1957) vii. 163 A certain smirking Air..bestowed indifferently on every Age and Degree... The Toujours Gai appeared even in Judges, Bishops and Privy-Counsellors.

1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. viii. 263 They [sc. prostitutes] spoke of themselves as ‘gay’... A night's reflection has convinced me that there is no hell for these women in another world... It was my duty to watch through the night a patient—gay, toujours gay, remember—quivering on the verge of the ‘jumps’.

1927 D. Marquis Archy & Mehitabel xiv. 56 Well archy the world is full of ups and downs but toujours gai is my motto.

1972 M. Kenyon Shooting of Dan McGrew xxi. 174 He was ‘toujours gai’ (I wonder is he on drugs?).

2. toujours perdrix /pɛrdri/, lit. ‘always partridge’, an allusive phrase used to imply that one can have too much of a good thing. [For an explanation see A. M. Hyamson Dict. Eng. Phrases (1922) 346/1.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > feeling wearied or bored [phrase] > too much of something

toujours perdrix1818

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 569/2 A partridge is a good thing; and yet even ‘Toujours Perdrix’ is not to be borne.

1877 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine (1879) xvii. 163 He wanted a rest, a change from this toujours perdrix of ladies' society, polite small-talk, boredom.

1927 D. H. Lawrence Let. 12 Dec. (1962) II. 1026 I'm sick of Jesus... We might have somebody else born for a change. Toujours perdrix!

3. Used simply: always.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > always or in every case

alwayeOE

aldayOE

everOE

by night and (by) daylOE

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algatea1200

alwaysc1225

everylikec1225

stillc1297

evermorea1300

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alikec1330

early and latec1330

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universallya1398

likec1400

continuallyc1460

tidely1482

ay-whenc1485

from time to (formerly unto) timea1500

at all seasons1526

at once1563

at every turn1565

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still still1592

still1594

still and anona1616

still an enda1616

every stitch-while1620

everlastingly1628

constantly1651

everywhen1655

eternally1670

allus1739

any day (of the week)1759

everly1808

allers1833

every time1854

toujours1902

all (the way) down the line1975

1902 G. Meredith Let. 19 Jan. (1970) III. 147 If it is toujours Goethe, that is because I share the culte.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toujours
释义	toujoursadv.n. /ˈtuːʒʊə/ Etymology: French, = always. 1. toujours gai /ɡe/, ‘always cheerful’; cheerful under all circumstances; also as n., an unfailingly cheerful disposition. Occasionally partially anglicized as toujours gay. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful optimism sanguine1530 toujours gai1711 optimism1812 buoyancy1819 buoyance1821 rhathymia1936 the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic sanguine1509 elastical1660 buoyanta1748 elastic1786 resilient1830 sunshine-showery1830 happy-go-lucky1835 toujours gai1899 bouncy1921 upbeat1947 blue skies2005 1711 J. Addison in D. Piper Eng. Face (1957) vii. 163 A certain smirking Air..bestowed indifferently on every Age and Degree... The Toujours Gai appeared even in Judges, Bishops and Privy-Counsellors. 1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. viii. 263 They [sc. prostitutes] spoke of themselves as ‘gay’... A night's reflection has convinced me that there is no hell for these women in another world... It was my duty to watch through the night a patient—gay, toujours gay, remember—quivering on the verge of the ‘jumps’. 1927 D. Marquis Archy & Mehitabel xiv. 56 Well archy the world is full of ups and downs but toujours gai is my motto. 1972 M. Kenyon Shooting of Dan McGrew xxi. 174 He was ‘toujours gai’ (I wonder is he on drugs?). 2. toujours perdrix /pɛrdri/, lit. ‘always partridge’, an allusive phrase used to imply that one can have too much of a good thing. [For an explanation see A. M. Hyamson Dict. Eng. Phrases (1922) 346/1.] ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > feeling wearied or bored [phrase] > too much of something toujours perdrix1818 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 569/2 A partridge is a good thing; and yet even ‘Toujours Perdrix’ is not to be borne. 1877 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine (1879) xvii. 163 He wanted a rest, a change from this toujours perdrix of ladies' society, polite small-talk, boredom. 1927 D. H. Lawrence Let. 12 Dec. (1962) II. 1026 I'm sick of Jesus... We might have somebody else born for a change. Toujours perdrix! 3. Used simply: always. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > always or in every case alwayeOE aldayOE everOE by night and (by) daylOE ayc1175 algatea1200 alwaysc1225 everylikec1225 stillc1297 evermorea1300 algatesa1325 alikec1330 early and latec1330 at all assaysc1360 universallya1398 likec1400 continuallyc1460 tidely1482 ay-whenc1485 from time to (formerly unto) timea1500 at all seasons1526 at once1563 at every turn1565 throughout1567 still still1592 still1594 still and anona1616 still an enda1616 every stitch-while1620 everlastingly1628 constantly1651 everywhen1655 eternally1670 allus1739 any day (of the week)1759 everly1808 allers1833 every time1854 toujours1902 all (the way) down the line1975 1902 G. Meredith Let. 19 Jan. (1970) III. 147 If it is toujours Goethe, that is because I share the culte. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.1711
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