单词 | corps |
释义 | corpsn.1 2. Military. a. A division of an army, forming a tactical unit; a body of troops regularly organized; a body of men who are assigned to a special service. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > corps corps1711 corps d'armée1812 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 165. ¶5 [In a letter ‘very modishly chequered with this Modern Mililtary Eloquence’] Our Army being divided into two Corps. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 289. ⁋2 An huge Army made up of innumerable Corps, if I may use that Term. 1753 W. Melmoth tr. Cicero Lett. xiv. xvii. (R.) I immediately returned back to join my little corps. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. , Corps, Corpse..5. A body of forces. 1793 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 56. 441 These little volunteer corps..have already begun to make a sensible impression. 1796 Hull Advertiser 9 Jan. 1/4 A rescue and a riot by the rest of the corpse might possibly be the result. 1814 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XII. 13 A corps consisting of about 12,000 rank and file of British infantry, a regiment of cavalry, and six companies of artillery. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master ii. 53 He's ordered off to join a corps, Which he had never seen before. 1859 Regulations for Musketry Instr. Army 84 A serjeant, who does not belong to the corps of instructors of musketry. 1881 Army Act 44–5 Vict. c. 58. pt. 5. s. 190 (15). [Defines the expression ‘corps’.] b. In French phrases: corps d'armée /kɔr darme/, a main division of an army in the field, an army-corps; corps de bataille /kɔr də batɑj/, the central part of an army drawn up for battle between the wings; corps d'élite /kɔr delit/, a body of picked men; a select group; corps de réserve /kɔr də rezɛrv/, a reserve force kept out of the action, to give help if needed; corps volant /kɔr vɔlɑ̃/, a body of troops intended for rapid movements. Also corps de garde n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reserves standardc1325 reserves1632 reservala1645 corps de réserve1704 relief1826 mass of manoeuvre1907 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > corps corps1711 corps d'armée1812 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > the choice or pick > people choicea1616 elite1738 crème de la crème1848 corps d'élite1884 premier league1898 sacred circle1939 1704 London Gaz. No. 4044/2 His Grace..ordered the Corps de Reserve to advance. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 20 If..we estimate this corps de reserve at the half only of the standing force. 1799 Piece Family Biog. II. 82 They had immediately sent a corps d'observation into the larder. 1812 Examiner 23 Aug. 531/2 The Russian army..consisted of five corps-d'armée, each of two divisions. 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 519 The apparition of a corps d'armée under the tricoloured flag. 1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing vi. 105 In every society there has existed a certain corps d'élite. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Jan. 2/3 The 1st Cavalry, a corps d'élite organized by Jefferson Davis. 1943 J. S. Huxley TVA ix. 56 A workers' corps d'élite from whose ranks men can be picked to undertake the more skilled jobs. 1958 Observer 18 May 6/4 Grammar school pupils—the bulk of our future corps d'élite. 1970 Times 19 Nov. 10/2 The Bar is not remotely a corps d'élite—as is impliedly..claimed. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 129 It renders the flowery tribes a sort of immortal corps; for, though some are continually dropping, yet..others are as continually rising to beautify our borders. 1822 Q. Rev. 27 117 Most of us have our little corps of consolations. 3. gen. a. A body or company of persons associated in a common organization, or acting under a common direction. Cf. core n.2 ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] ferec975 flockOE gingc1175 rout?c1225 companyc1300 fellowshipc1300 covinc1330 eschelec1330 tripc1330 fellowred1340 choira1382 head1381 glub1382 partya1387 peoplec1390 conventc1426 an abominable of monksa1450 body1453 carol1483 band1490 compernagea1500 consorce1512 congregationa1530 corporationa1535 corpse1534 chore1572 society1572 crew1578 string1579 consort1584 troop1584 tribe1609 squadron1617 bunch1622 core1622 lag1624 studa1625 brigadea1649 platoon1711 cohort1719 lot1725 corps1754 loo1764 squad1786 brotherhood1820 companionhood1825 troupe1825 crowd1840 companionship1842 group1845 that ilk1845 set-out1854 layout1869 confraternity1872 show1901 crush1904 we1927 familia1933 shower1936 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. I. ii. 27 This Corps has a kind of Captain or Magistrate presiding over them, whom they call the Constable of the Cawdys. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 356 The whole respectable corps of counsellors, attornies, and bailiffs. 1832 H. Martineau Ireland vi. 103 Looking round..on his..ragged corps of labourers. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. ix. 21/2 The whole dramatic corps. 1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism (1882) xii. 87 One of the most brilliant of the corps of writers who made the reputation of the Saturday Review. b. corps diplomatique /kɔr diplɔmatik/: the body of ambassadors, attachés, etc. accredited to a particular Court or Capital; the diplomatic corps or body. In Burke = corps of law at corpse n. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > law > system of laws > [noun] lawa1000 corps of lawc1380 pandect1553 jurisprudence1656 legislation1659 corpus juris1705 corps diplomatique1796 law-system1880 adversary system1912 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomat > collectively > accredited to specific court or capital corps diplomatique1796 foreign service1799 mission1805 foreign mission1819 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France ii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 235 All this body of old conventions, composing the vast and voluminous collection called the corps diplomatique, forms the code or statute law. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London II. iv. 88 Making an eloquent defence of the whole corps diplomatique against the charges of ‘the honourable gentlemen on the other side of the house’. c. corps de ballet /kɔr də bale/: the dancers in a ballet; the company of ballet-dancers at a theatre. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. (ed. 2) I. 165 There was an excellent, and very expensive corps de ballet. 1836 C. Dickens in Morning Chron. 24 Sept. 3/2 The whole of the characters, including a numerous corps de ballet of boots and shoes in the back-ground. 1842 R. H. Barham Aunt Fanny in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 140 A nymph of the corps de ballet. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xiv. 125 The glances which all the corps-de-ballet..cast towards his box. 1958 Times 19 Aug. 11/3 Some signs of raggedness among the corps de ballet. d. A students' society in a German University. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > student societies fraternity1777 Phi Beta Kappa1799 union1817 law society1821 Skull and Bones1845 Bones1869 corps1874 frat1895 sorority1900 union1911 Nusas1925 society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > student societies > member or prospective member frat1895 pledge1901 corps1904 pledgee1924 1874 J. M. Hart German Univ. iv (Cent. D.) A corps has no existence outside of its own university; it has no affiliations, no ‘chapters’. 1904 Daily Chron. 29 Dec. 4/6 I hope that, as long as there are German corps-students, the spirit which is fostered in their corps..will be preserved. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 29 Apr. 14/1 As a corps-student the Crown Prince never felt at ease. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] > spirit of fellow-feeling1575 spirit of (the) corps1767 esprit de corps1780 body-spirit1794 simpatico1893 1767 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 135 The world greatly mistook you if they imagined you would come in [to power] otherwise than in corps. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xxx. 7 I am sorry to see..the spirit of the corps. 1796 E. Burke Let. to Noble Lord in Wks. (1815) VIII. 56 When..they come to understand one another, and to act in corps. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 480 The spirit of corps animates them to such a degree, that, etc. 5. corps de logis /kɔr də lɔʒi/, the body of a house, the main part of a building; also occasionally, a structure wholly or partly disconnected from the main building. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > main part corps de logisc1660 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 104 In the Court aux Thuilleries is a princely fabrique... To this is a Corps de Logis worthy of so greate a Prince. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1672 (1955) III. 625 His new house..has many noble roomes in it, but they are not so Convenient..consisting of but one Corps de Logis. 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 129 Joining on to the enormous corps de logis, the palace terminates to the right and left. 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House I. viii. 74 A still older portion, more ancient than the square corps de logis. 6. corps à corps /kɔr a kɔr/, body to body; in immediate contact; spec. in Fencing (see quot. 1910). Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] > close together side by sidec1275 cheek by cheek?a1400 hand by hand?a1439 close1489 hand for hand1490 shoulder to shouldera1586 at (the) eye's end1628 knee to knee1760 corps à corps1890 society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [phrase] > at close quarters hand to hand?a1400 at hand1565 to meet at hard edge1591 close quarters1809 at grips1857 corps à corps1890 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > positions in-stop14.. out-stopa1500 warda1586 guard1601 preem1603 unicorn guard1617 quarte1639 tierce1687 tierce guard1687 tierce parade1687 inside1692 carte1707 hanging guard1707 quinte1707 seconde1707 saccoon1708 prime1710 segoon1721 octave1771 supination1805 septime1861 sixte1885 sixth1885 corps à corps1910 1890 A. Hutton Fixed Bayonets 17 The position known as ‘Corps à corps’, when the combatants are so close together that it is impossible for either of them to disentangle his weapon or withdraw his point. 1905 Mrs. H. Ward Marriage of William Ashe ix. 169 The two men were measured against each other corps à corps,—the wide knowledge..of the minister, against the originality..of the writer. 1910 Encycl. Brit. X. 594/2 ‘Corps-à-corps’ (body to body), the position of two fencers who are at such close quarters that their persons touch; when this occurs the fencers must again come on guard. 1931 W. Lewis Let. 5 May (1963) 202 I have been engaged in a close corps-a-corps business struggle for some weeks. 1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 430 Our..question of who is to capture the world market is being settled by a direct encounter between the competitors, corps à corps. 1969 R. Thomas Singapore Wink xxiv. 242 There was no corps-à-corps with our wrists locked and straining. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). corpsn.2 Bad obsolete spelling of course n.Due to the spelling of cors, corps, as course, and consequent tendency to confound the two words. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1c1660n.2 |
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