à troisadv.

/a trwa/

Etymology: French.

Arranged for or shared by three persons; in a group of three. Cf. ménage à trois n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > group of three > for or shared by three persons [phrase]

à trois1881

1881 L. Troubridge Jrnl. 31 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) xii. 158 A cheery dinner à trois and a quietly nice evening.

1897 G. B. Shaw Let. in J. Dunbar Mrs. G. B. S. (1963) x. 153 I bar the seaside à trois.

1962 Observer 18 Feb. 27/2 He lives à trois with a worried, irritating wife and a niece whom he loves like an incestuous father.

1966 L. Davidson Long Way to Shiloh v. 72 We were sitting taking lemon tea à trois.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	à trois
释义	à troisadv. /a trwa/ Etymology: French. Arranged for or shared by three persons; in a group of three. Cf. ménage à trois n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > group of three > for or shared by three persons [phrase] à trois1881 1881 L. Troubridge Jrnl. 31 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) xii. 158 A cheery dinner à trois and a quietly nice evening. 1897 G. B. Shaw Let. in J. Dunbar Mrs. G. B. S. (1963) x. 153 I bar the seaside à trois. 1962 Observer 18 Feb. 27/2 He lives à trois with a worried, irritating wife and a niece whom he loves like an incestuous father. 1966 L. Davidson Long Way to Shiloh v. 72 We were sitting taking lemon tea à trois. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adv.1881
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