A1adj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪ ˈwʌn/, U.S.

/ˈeɪ ˈwən/

Forms: 1700s–1800s A. 1 (with point), 1700s– A 1, 1800s A, 1, 1800s– A1.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., one adj.

Etymology: < A n. + one adj.Applied in Lloyd's Register to ships in first-class condition as to hull and stores alike. Compare:1799 Reg. of Shipping for 1800 The Vessels marked A are of the First Class...The Materials of the Vessel with the Figure. 1 are of the First Quality.

1. Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now historical.Equivalent to the later classification 100A1, introduced in 1872 as a rating for iron ships.

ΚΠ

1776 Lloyds Reg. of Ships at A Abby..La Jamica A.1.

1829 J. Marshall Statement Various Proc. Comm. Lloyd's 13 He once sold a ship for a person which was unseaworthy, and he found her marked A. 1, at Lloyd's. He remonstrated, and she was then marked I. 2, and afterwards E. 1.

1845 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 114 As by the rules ‘at Lloyd's’, and elsewhere among underwriters in England, vessels ‘plantation-built’ are seldom rated as ‘A. 1’.

1885 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 338 The gallant ship Dreadnaught, thoroughly repaired and classed A 1 at Lloyd's, had been insured for three thousand pounds.

1908 L. E. H. Richards Wooing of Calvin Parks vii. 89 A 1, clipper-built, and copper-fastened, is the way I should describe your cousin, if she was a vessel.

1922 Progr. Rep. No. 1 Comm. Opposition to St. Lawrence Ship Canal App. B. 53 The present rate of insurance from Boston to Liverpool on a vessel rated A1 for insurance is: Hull, 5 per cent per annum. [Etc.]

1971 Port of London 46 57 A reference book from Jane's is like a ship classified 100 A1 at Lloyd's—it is above suspicion.]

2005 J. R. H. Kimball Disasters Etc. vii. 88 The ships were built of white oak with pine coverings, fastened with iron and copper, and had two decks with a half poop. They were generally rated ‘A1’ (considered ‘First Class’,) when new for insurance purposes.

2. gen. Chiefly colloquial. First-class, outstanding. Cf. A No. 1 adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xl. 437 ‘He must be a first-rater,’ said Sam. ‘A, 1,’ replied Mr. Roker.

1861 Col. G. Wolseley in Reynolds' Newsp. Nov. 24 The Chinese police are certainly A 1 at such work.

1874 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. 4/7 The first two are names of financial magnates of the first water... They are A1, gilt-edged, in the financial and social register.

1906 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 Jan. 1/5 The condition of the fall wheat of Alberta today is declared to be A1.

1943 C. Van Vechten Let. 9 Sept. in L. Hughes & C. Van Vechten Remember me to Harlem (2001) 226 Fania had just about become an A1 cook when she took to her bed.

1990 Amer. Motorcyclist July 71/1 (advt.) A1 condition. Complete set of spares for engine, all new.

2004 K. Long Bad Mother's Handbk. (2005) iii. 82 That's why she was such an A1 bitch.

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

单词	a1
释义	A1adj. Brit. /ˌeɪ ˈwʌn/, U.S. /ˈeɪ ˈwən/ Forms: 1700s–1800s A. 1 (with point), 1700s– A 1, 1800s A, 1, 1800s– A1. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., one adj. Etymology: < A n. + one adj.Applied in Lloyd's Register to ships in first-class condition as to hull and stores alike. Compare:1799 Reg. of Shipping for 1800 The Vessels marked A are of the First Class...The Materials of the Vessel with the Figure. 1 are of the First Quality. 1. Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now historical.Equivalent to the later classification 100A1, introduced in 1872 as a rating for iron ships. ΚΠ 1776 Lloyds Reg. of Ships at A Abby..La Jamica A.1. 1829 J. Marshall Statement Various Proc. Comm. Lloyd's 13 He once sold a ship for a person which was unseaworthy, and he found her marked A. 1, at Lloyd's. He remonstrated, and she was then marked I. 2, and afterwards E. 1. 1845 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 114 As by the rules ‘at Lloyd's’, and elsewhere among underwriters in England, vessels ‘plantation-built’ are seldom rated as ‘A. 1’. 1885 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 338 The gallant ship Dreadnaught, thoroughly repaired and classed A 1 at Lloyd's, had been insured for three thousand pounds. 1908 L. E. H. Richards Wooing of Calvin Parks vii. 89 A 1, clipper-built, and copper-fastened, is the way I should describe your cousin, if she was a vessel. 1922 Progr. Rep. No. 1 Comm. Opposition to St. Lawrence Ship Canal App. B. 53 The present rate of insurance from Boston to Liverpool on a vessel rated A1 for insurance is: Hull, 5 per cent per annum. [Etc.] 1971 Port of London 46 57 A reference book from Jane's is like a ship classified 100 A1 at Lloyd's—it is above suspicion.] 2005 J. R. H. Kimball Disasters Etc. vii. 88 The ships were built of white oak with pine coverings, fastened with iron and copper, and had two decks with a half poop. They were generally rated ‘A1’ (considered ‘First Class’,) when new for insurance purposes. 2. gen. Chiefly colloquial. First-class, outstanding. Cf. A No. 1 adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xl. 437 ‘He must be a first-rater,’ said Sam. ‘A, 1,’ replied Mr. Roker. 1861 Col. G. Wolseley in Reynolds' Newsp. Nov. 24 The Chinese police are certainly A 1 at such work. 1874 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. 4/7 The first two are names of financial magnates of the first water... They are A1, gilt-edged, in the financial and social register. 1906 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 Jan. 1/5 The condition of the fall wheat of Alberta today is declared to be A1. 1943 C. Van Vechten Let. 9 Sept. in L. Hughes & C. Van Vechten Remember me to Harlem (2001) 226 Fania had just about become an A1 cook when she took to her bed. 1990 Amer. Motorcyclist July 71/1 (advt.) A1 condition. Complete set of spares for engine, all new. 2004 K. Long Bad Mother's Handbk. (2005) iii. 82 That's why she was such an A1 bitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1776
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