en trainadv.

Brit.

/ˌɒ̃ ˈtran/,

/ˌɒn ˈtran/, U.S.

/ˌɑn ˈtræn/

Forms: 1700s– en train, 1800s en traine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French en train.

Etymology: < French en train in progress, (of a person) in the process of doing something (1731) < en in + train train n.²; compare se mettre en train to get moving (15th cent. in Middle French). With sense 2 compare French en traine (1863 or earlier) < en in + traine train n.²

1. In progress; on course; (of a person) in the process of doing something, occupied.

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1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife v. 86 How provoking! When I had secur'd the Servants, and got all the People out of the Way—When every Thing was en train.

1778 H. Walpole Let. 27 Nov. (1904) X. 349 You cannot justly expect him to be very punctual at first, till he is got en train.

1803 E. Wynne Diary 9 Sept. (1940) III. 90 We found the Ball already en train by the time we arrived.

1855 E. C. Gaskell Let. ?July (1966) 360 I am en train for applying to Miss ‘Temple’.

1891 E. Simcox in K. A. McKenzie E. Simcox & G. Eliot (1961) ii. 56 The Miners had another big Congress at Paris, when I was en train with Babylonian weights and measures.

1904 A. C. Buell William Penn iii. 64 A great American general..had rejoiced in a brilliant son and had exhausted all his powers and resources to put him en train for the highest honors our republic can bestow.

1947 Northern Argus (Clare, S. Austral.) 4 Dec. 8/5 It is reliably affirmed that preliminary investigations for the formation of an area Battalion is en train.

2002 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 7 July 4 Danny McCarthy's subtle sound work..projecting the soon-to-be-lost noises of the docks into the busy cityscape, thereby drawing attention to the inevitable changes en train.

2. With reference to a robe, dress, or skirt: with a train (train n.² 2a). Now rare.

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1835 Lady's Mag. Aug. 66/2 Brooches..hold back the fulness of the robe, to show a rich crimson brocade petticoat, cut en train.

1872 Inland Monthly Mar. 10/1 Mrs. George R. Taylor wore a chestnut brown satin, en traine.

1898 C. C. Harrison Well-bred Girl in Society 166 He..tries..to imagine them seated in V-cut robes en train.

1961 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 3 July. 6/1 The bride chose a white, full-length lace over white taffeta dress en train.

2015 K. B. Storrs Frontier Respectability to Gilded Age Splendor (M.Sc. thesis, Univ. of Illinois) v. 226 Her gown was..created in heavy white silk, cut en train, and trimmed with point lace and orange blossoms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	en train
释义	en trainadv. Brit. /ˌɒ̃ ˈtran/, /ˌɒn ˈtran/, U.S. /ˌɑn ˈtræn/ Forms: 1700s– en train, 1800s en traine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French en train. Etymology: < French en train in progress, (of a person) in the process of doing something (1731) < en in + train train n.²; compare se mettre en train to get moving (15th cent. in Middle French). With sense 2 compare French en traine (1863 or earlier) < en in + traine train n.² 1. In progress; on course; (of a person) in the process of doing something, occupied. ΚΠ 1761 G. Colman Jealous Wife v. 86 How provoking! When I had secur'd the Servants, and got all the People out of the Way—When every Thing was en train. 1778 H. Walpole Let. 27 Nov. (1904) X. 349 You cannot justly expect him to be very punctual at first, till he is got en train. 1803 E. Wynne Diary 9 Sept. (1940) III. 90 We found the Ball already en train by the time we arrived. 1855 E. C. Gaskell Let. ?July (1966) 360 I am en train for applying to Miss ‘Temple’. 1891 E. Simcox in K. A. McKenzie E. Simcox & G. Eliot (1961) ii. 56 The Miners had another big Congress at Paris, when I was en train with Babylonian weights and measures. 1904 A. C. Buell William Penn iii. 64 A great American general..had rejoiced in a brilliant son and had exhausted all his powers and resources to put him en train for the highest honors our republic can bestow. 1947 Northern Argus (Clare, S. Austral.) 4 Dec. 8/5 It is reliably affirmed that preliminary investigations for the formation of an area Battalion is en train. 2002 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 7 July 4 Danny McCarthy's subtle sound work..projecting the soon-to-be-lost noises of the docks into the busy cityscape, thereby drawing attention to the inevitable changes en train. 2. With reference to a robe, dress, or skirt: with a train (train n.² 2a). Now rare. ΚΠ 1835 Lady's Mag. Aug. 66/2 Brooches..hold back the fulness of the robe, to show a rich crimson brocade petticoat, cut en train. 1872 Inland Monthly Mar. 10/1 Mrs. George R. Taylor wore a chestnut brown satin, en traine. 1898 C. C. Harrison Well-bred Girl in Society 166 He..tries..to imagine them seated in V-cut robes en train. 1961 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 3 July. 6/1 The bride chose a white, full-length lace over white taffeta dress en train. 2015 K. B. Storrs Frontier Respectability to Gilded Age Splendor (M.Sc. thesis, Univ. of Illinois) v. 226 Her gown was..created in heavy white silk, cut en train, and trimmed with point lace and orange blossoms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1761
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