diable au corpsn.

Brit.

/diːˌɑːbl(ə) əʊ ˈkɔː/, U.S.

/diˌɑbl(ə) oʊ ˈkɔr/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diable au corps.

Etymology: < French diable au corps (last quarter of the 14th cent. or earlier, frequently in avoir le diable au corps ; see also note below), lit. ‘devil in the body’ < diable devil (see devil n.; compare devil n. 5b) + au , contracted form of à le (see alantom adv.) + corps body (see corpse n.).With the French phrase, compare Old French deable el cors (mid 12th cent.), in the same sense, which shows el ( < en in + le the) as its second element. Compare also the following earlier occurrence of the French phrase in an English context:1778 G. Ellis Poet. Tales 24 The pigs that jump'd into the water, The pigs that had ‘le diable au corps’. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (dyabl o kǭr) /djɑbl o kɔr/.

Restless or inexhaustible energy; spirit, brio. Cf. devil n. 5b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > inexhaustible energy

diable au corps1847

1847 Musical World 18 Dec. 803/2 She appears..to have stricken fires from Coletti, who is usually contented to be an excellent singer, but has certainly no pretensions to the diable au corps.

1876 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 June 12/1 As an actress she has been born with the indispensable ‘diable au corps’; and neither a more vivacious nor a more graceful Maria has been seen on the operatic stage.

1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans vii. 276 But in diable au corps—that quality which Voltaire declared to be necessary in everything—Congreve and Sheridan are nearer to each other.

1959 Manch. Guardian 24 July 4/5 Skiffle has a diable au corps, which is denied to some profounder forms of art.

1996 Guardian 5 Mar. 16/2 His antidote to the diable au corps..was to dedicate himself to working patiently, sanely, soberly, from nature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diable au corps
释义	diable au corpsn. Brit. /diːˌɑːbl(ə) əʊ ˈkɔː/, U.S. /diˌɑbl(ə) oʊ ˈkɔr/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diable au corps. Etymology: < French diable au corps (last quarter of the 14th cent. or earlier, frequently in avoir le diable au corps ; see also note below), lit. ‘devil in the body’ < diable devil (see devil n.; compare devil n. 5b) + au , contracted form of à le (see alantom adv.) + corps body (see corpse n.).With the French phrase, compare Old French deable el cors (mid 12th cent.), in the same sense, which shows el ( < en in + le the) as its second element. Compare also the following earlier occurrence of the French phrase in an English context:1778 G. Ellis Poet. Tales 24 The pigs that jump'd into the water, The pigs that had ‘le diable au corps’. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (dyabl o kǭr) /djɑbl o kɔr/. Restless or inexhaustible energy; spirit, brio. Cf. devil n. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > inexhaustible energy diable au corps1847 1847 Musical World 18 Dec. 803/2 She appears..to have stricken fires from Coletti, who is usually contented to be an excellent singer, but has certainly no pretensions to the diable au corps. 1876 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 June 12/1 As an actress she has been born with the indispensable ‘diable au corps’; and neither a more vivacious nor a more graceful Maria has been seen on the operatic stage. 1916 G. Saintsbury Peace of Augustans vii. 276 But in diable au corps—that quality which Voltaire declared to be necessary in everything—Congreve and Sheridan are nearer to each other. 1959 Manch. Guardian 24 July 4/5 Skiffle has a diable au corps, which is denied to some profounder forms of art. 1996 Guardian 5 Mar. 16/2 His antidote to the diable au corps..was to dedicate himself to working patiently, sanely, soberly, from nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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