à deuxadv.

Brit.

/a ˈdəː/,

/ɑː ˈdəː/, U.S.

/ˌɑ ˈdə/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à deux.

Etymology: < French à deux for two, between two < à to + deux two (see deuce n.¹).

For, or involving, two people; as a couple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adverb] > of or for two people

à deux1858

1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. xxxii. 261 They came good naturally à deux to form an opinion of my poor tragedy.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 18/2 A deux, for two voices or instruments.

1886 R. Broughton Dr. Cupid II. iv. 85 Some keen happiness à deux; some two happy souls together blent.

1900 H. G. Wells Love & Mr. Lewisham vi. 55 A splendid isolation à deux.

1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson x. 170 The young man..at once thrifty and infatuate, had planned a luncheon à deux.

1963 Listener 24 Jan. 157/2 Strindberg regards marriage as a ghastly solitary confinement à deux.

1995 Today 27 July 7/1 Ecstatically planning, perhaps, romantic dinners a deux for Charles and herself.

2003 New Yorker 2 June 14/1 [American Ballet Theater's] extravagant characterful pairs get to show off the chemistry and grace they can achieve à deux.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	à deux
释义	à deuxadv. Brit. /a ˈdəː/, /ɑː ˈdəː/, U.S. /ˌɑ ˈdə/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à deux. Etymology: < French à deux for two, between two < à to + deux two (see deuce n.¹). For, or involving, two people; as a couple. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adverb] > of or for two people à deux1858 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. xxxii. 261 They came good naturally à deux to form an opinion of my poor tragedy. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 18/2 A deux, for two voices or instruments. 1886 R. Broughton Dr. Cupid II. iv. 85 Some keen happiness à deux; some two happy souls together blent. 1900 H. G. Wells Love & Mr. Lewisham vi. 55 A splendid isolation à deux. 1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson x. 170 The young man..at once thrifty and infatuate, had planned a luncheon à deux. 1963 Listener 24 Jan. 157/2 Strindberg regards marriage as a ghastly solitary confinement à deux. 1995 Today 27 July 7/1 Ecstatically planning, perhaps, romantic dinners a deux for Charles and herself. 2003 New Yorker 2 June 14/1 [American Ballet Theater's] extravagant characterful pairs get to show off the chemistry and grace they can achieve à deux. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1858
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