working ordern.

Brit.

/ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈɔːdə/, U.S.

/ˌwərkɪŋ ˈɔrdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working n., order n.

Etymology: < working n. + order n.

1. The condition of being functional or operational; the condition in which something is fit for use or work. Also in extended use of a person. Chiefly in in (full) working order. Cf. running order n. 2a.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > [noun] > condition of being operative

gestion1599

working order1725

operation1792

running order1811

commission1829

commish1856

operationality1939

1725 Newcastle Courant 3 Apr. It [sc. a fire engine] may be convey'd thro' any Passage a Yard-wide, in compleat working-order.

1776 G. Sharp Law Liberty 35 A little coarse Provender, merely to keep him [sc. a slave] in working Order for his Master's Benefit.

1845 Knickerbocker 26 410 The use of steam-pumps is requisite night and day, to keep them [sc. mines] in working order.

1872 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 June 410/2 To see that the [telegraph] line is in working order.

1909 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 405. 30 The pump was on one occasion put out of working order until taken apart and cleaned.

1971 Oxf. Times 13 Aug. 5/7 In a two-week campaign they restored 21 vandalised kiosks to working order.

1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo (1989) 118 Roy, I'm not as fit as I look. There's bits of the system not in full working order.

2006 CXpress (S. Afr.) 13 Dec. 44/1 Personnel who kept visitors safe and the town in working order.

2. The present condition of something, esp. with regard to its ability to carry out its intended function. Also in extended use of a person. Chiefly with modifying word, as in in good (also perfect, poor, etc.) working order. Cf. running order n. 2b.

ΘΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > [noun]

statec1225

estatec1230

farea1325

casec1325

beingc1330

degreec1330

condition1340

suita1375

stature?a1513

existence1530

affection?1543

existency1587

subsistence1597

consistence1626

subsistency1628

tone1641

consistency1690

attitude1744

situation1765

working order1784

faring1811

status1837

figure1858

1784 A. Wight Present State Husbandry in Scotl. III: Pt. i. 133 They [sc. oxen] are fed with straw in winter, and with hay in spring,..which upholds them in good working order.

1841 Mechanics' Mag. 20 Mar. 236/2 The engine had previously been in very bad working order.

1875 T. W. Higginson Young Folks' Hist. U.S. xviii. 178 They at once began to get the militia into good working order.

1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xiii Mark took care that his appetite, usually in good working order, should be deranged by the emotions of the morning.

1915 Fatherland 6 Jan. 15/2 The chief trouble in the first Balkan War was due to the poor working order of the commissariat.

1977 M. Frayn Donkeys' Years i. 3 ‘How are you, and so on?’..‘Well, all right, Christopher. Not too bad. In quite good working order. And you?’

1990 Guardian (Nexis) 19 May Descending an escalator in perfect working order, I took a spotlessly clean train to San Babila.

2006 B. Pilch Windows on Life iii. 23 Outside a field kitchen was seen in splendid working order.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	working order
释义	working ordern. Brit. /ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈɔːdə/, U.S. /ˌwərkɪŋ ˈɔrdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working n., order n. Etymology: < working n. + order n. 1. The condition of being functional or operational; the condition in which something is fit for use or work. Also in extended use of a person. Chiefly in in (full) working order. Cf. running order n. 2a. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > condition of being operative gestion1599 working order1725 operation1792 running order1811 commission1829 commish1856 operationality1939 1725 Newcastle Courant 3 Apr. It [sc. a fire engine] may be convey'd thro' any Passage a Yard-wide, in compleat working-order. 1776 G. Sharp Law Liberty 35 A little coarse Provender, merely to keep him [sc. a slave] in working Order for his Master's Benefit. 1845 Knickerbocker 26 410 The use of steam-pumps is requisite night and day, to keep them [sc. mines] in working order. 1872 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 June 410/2 To see that the [telegraph] line is in working order. 1909 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 405. 30 The pump was on one occasion put out of working order until taken apart and cleaned. 1971 Oxf. Times 13 Aug. 5/7 In a two-week campaign they restored 21 vandalised kiosks to working order. 1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo (1989) 118 Roy, I'm not as fit as I look. There's bits of the system not in full working order. 2006 CXpress (S. Afr.) 13 Dec. 44/1 Personnel who kept visitors safe and the town in working order. 2. The present condition of something, esp. with regard to its ability to carry out its intended function. Also in extended use of a person. Chiefly with modifying word, as in in good (also perfect, poor, etc.) working order. Cf. running order n. 2b. ΘΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > [noun] statec1225 estatec1230 farea1325 casec1325 beingc1330 degreec1330 condition1340 suita1375 stature?a1513 existence1530 affection?1543 existency1587 subsistence1597 consistence1626 subsistency1628 tone1641 consistency1690 attitude1744 situation1765 working order1784 faring1811 status1837 figure1858 1784 A. Wight Present State Husbandry in Scotl. III: Pt. i. 133 They [sc. oxen] are fed with straw in winter, and with hay in spring,..which upholds them in good working order. 1841 Mechanics' Mag. 20 Mar. 236/2 The engine had previously been in very bad working order. 1875 T. W. Higginson Young Folks' Hist. U.S. xviii. 178 They at once began to get the militia into good working order. 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xiii Mark took care that his appetite, usually in good working order, should be deranged by the emotions of the morning. 1915 Fatherland 6 Jan. 15/2 The chief trouble in the first Balkan War was due to the poor working order of the commissariat. 1977 M. Frayn Donkeys' Years i. 3 ‘How are you, and so on?’..‘Well, all right, Christopher. Not too bad. In quite good working order. And you?’ 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 19 May Descending an escalator in perfect working order, I took a spotlessly clean train to San Babila. 2006 B. Pilch Windows on Life iii. 23 Outside a field kitchen was seen in splendid working order. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1725
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