antechamberingn.

Brit.

/ˈantᵻˌtʃeɪmb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæn(t)əˌtʃeɪmbərɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s– antechambering, 1800s– antichambering.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antechamber n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < antechamber n. + -ing suffix¹, apparently chiefly after verbal constructions in German and French (see antechamber v.). Compare later antechamber v.

Now rare.

Waiting in or as if in an antechamber; a period spent doing this. Hence: the action of spending time trying to win favour from an influential person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] > on a superior

attendancea1466

antechambering1787

1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 29 Aug. in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 188 ‘Blessed soul!’ said the Marquis, ‘how much is thy fate to be envied! No ante-chambering in Purgatory; immediate access will be granted thee to the Supreme Presence.’

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 253 The price of admission is an act of homage (you cannot get into Almack's under a dozen at least, and plenty of antichambering to boot).

1867 A. A. Paton Sketches Ugly Side Human Nature i. 243 At length Lillymore mustered sufficient courage to drive to Leonard's office, and after a short..ante-chambering, was ushered into a large room with a table.

1879 Pall Mall Budget 17 Oct. 12 To beguile the weariness of antichambering.

1921 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 355/1 They will sit together and confide the story of the day's adventures: how one made progress, had advanced a room forward in the scale of antechambering, and another had gone a step backwards.

1963 Hist. Today Mar. 153/2 Franz von Papen..came by relentless antechambering to win the confidence of the aged President, von Hindenburg.

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

单词	antechambering
释义	antechamberingn. Brit. /ˈantᵻˌtʃeɪmb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)əˌtʃeɪmbərɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s– antechambering, 1800s– antichambering. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antechamber n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < antechamber n. + -ing suffix¹, apparently chiefly after verbal constructions in German and French (see antechamber v.). Compare later antechamber v. Now rare. Waiting in or as if in an antechamber; a period spent doing this. Hence: the action of spending time trying to win favour from an influential person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] > on a superior attendancea1466 antechambering1787 1787 W. Beckford Jrnl. 29 Aug. in Jrnl. Portugal & Spain (1954) (modernized text) 188 ‘Blessed soul!’ said the Marquis, ‘how much is thy fate to be envied! No ante-chambering in Purgatory; immediate access will be granted thee to the Supreme Presence.’ 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 253 The price of admission is an act of homage (you cannot get into Almack's under a dozen at least, and plenty of antichambering to boot). 1867 A. A. Paton Sketches Ugly Side Human Nature i. 243 At length Lillymore mustered sufficient courage to drive to Leonard's office, and after a short..ante-chambering, was ushered into a large room with a table. 1879 Pall Mall Budget 17 Oct. 12 To beguile the weariness of antichambering. 1921 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 355/1 They will sit together and confide the story of the day's adventures: how one made progress, had advanced a room forward in the scale of antechambering, and another had gone a step backwards. 1963 Hist. Today Mar. 153/2 Franz von Papen..came by relentless antechambering to win the confidence of the aged President, von Hindenburg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1787
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