单词 | tourism |
释义 | tourismn. The theory and practice of touring; travelling for pleasure. (Originally usually depreciatory.) Also, the business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment; the business of operating tours. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > travelling for pleasure tourism1811 touristry1878 touristing1883 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] holiday-making1792 tourism1811 touristry1878 touristing1883 society > travel > [noun] > travelling for pleasure > as an industry or pursuit tourism1910 travel industry1920 turismo1926 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > business tourism1910 1811 Sporting Mag. 38 251 Sublime Cockey Tourism. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. II. ii. 46 No doubt, ere long..the rush of London tourism will come this way [i.e. West of Ireland]. 1872 H. E. H. Jerningham tr. J. A. von Hübner Sixtus the Fifth I. i. vi. 87 Tourism was born in the seventeenth century, and Englishmen were the first to practice it. 1903 C. Whibley Thackeray iii. 44 The literature of ‘tourism’ is ever increasing. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 207/2 He thus inaugurated veritable aerial tourism. 1930 Time & Tide 2 May 555/1 The office of the commissioner of tourisme in France..was organized to clip as many petty annoyances as possible from the routine activities of visitors. 1954 H. F. M. Prescott Jerusalem Journey v. 127 A mosque, to the Christian pilgrim, was forbidden ground, unless..he were ready to risk martyrdom in the cause of ‘tourisme’. 1955 Times 24 May 9/3 In addition to the importance of the Kariba project for power and irrigation, emphasis is being laid on its potentialities with regard to fishing and tourism. 1976 J. Archer Not Penny More xii. 128 Tourism is the chief source of income for the Principality, and the Monégasques take the welfare of their visitors very seriously. 1981 I. McEwan Comfort of Strangers i. 12 They dutifully fulfilled the many tasks of tourism the ancient city imposed, visiting its major and minor churches, its museums and palaces, all treasure-packed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811 |
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