anteroomn.

Brit.

/ˈantᵻruːm/,

/ˈantᵻrʊm/, U.S.

/ˈæn(t)iˌrum/,

/ˈæn(t)iˌrʊm/,

/ˈæn(t)əˌrum/

Forms:

α. 1600s antiroome, 1700s–1800s antiroom.

β. 1700s– anteroom.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Italian lexical item. Etymons: ante- prefix, room n.¹

Etymology: < ante- prefix + room n.¹, after French antichambre (see antechamber n.) or its model Italian anticamera (see anticamera n.). Compare earlier antechamber n., anticamera n.

1. A room preceding or forming an entrance to another, often serving as a waiting room; an antechamber. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > anteroom

outchamberc1475

antechamber1587

anticamera1625

outer rooma1637

passage room1666

anteroom1668

entre salle1841

1668 C. Wren Let. 7 June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 454 Upon the same floor is a Closet or Gallery of the antiroome looking down into the great roome very usefull in case of Solemnities.

1711 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ III. viii. vii. 214 A Building by it self, which had first..its Porch, or Ante-room, where the Catechumens made their Renunciation of Satan.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 112 An anti-room at St. James's.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 325 He offered his arm, and supported her into the small anti-room.

1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. x. 338 Whatever our place, if we are doing its work well, it is the anteroom of heaven.

1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. xii. 268 His anterooms were thronged with clients of all sorts.

1935 N. Marsh & H. Jellett Nursing-home Murder iii. 38 In the anteroom of the theatre two nurses and a sister prepared for the operation.

1971 Life 30 July 57/1 Four police officers waited in an anteroom in case the meeting got out of hand.

2004 R. Tames Robert Adam 24 The hall leads in one direction into an oval ante-room.

2. Military (originally and chiefly British). A sitting room in a mess building (esp. an officers' mess), typically adjacent to the dining room.

ΚΠ

1836 J. Connell Let. in Regimental Coventry (1837) II. 729 Mr. Connell..left the mess of the Royal regiment..last.., and found but one forage-cap of the corps in the ante-room.

1876 Vanity Fair 22 Jan. 42/2 At this time commences the consumption of ‘pegs’ in the ante-room, combined with much smoking and a desultory perusal of the papers.

1904 Jrnl. Royal Army Med. Corps Apr. 414 The mess-room..and the ante-room..can be thrown into one by the opening of folding doors.

1946 Ottawa Jrnl. 21 Feb. 7/1 Following the dinner entertainment was provided in the ante-room of the Sergeants' Mess.

2015 F. Field Soldiers' Daughters vi. 59 Michelle stared around the anteroom of the officers' mess... Honestly, she thought, there were probably morgues with more life in them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anteroom
释义	anteroomn. Brit. /ˈantᵻruːm/, /ˈantᵻrʊm/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)iˌrum/, /ˈæn(t)iˌrʊm/, /ˈæn(t)əˌrum/ Forms: α. 1600s antiroome, 1700s–1800s antiroom. β. 1700s– anteroom. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Italian lexical item. Etymons: ante- prefix, room n.¹ Etymology: < ante- prefix + room n.¹, after French antichambre (see antechamber n.) or its model Italian anticamera (see anticamera n.). Compare earlier antechamber n., anticamera n. 1. A room preceding or forming an entrance to another, often serving as a waiting room; an antechamber. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > anteroom outchamberc1475 antechamber1587 anticamera1625 outer rooma1637 passage room1666 anteroom1668 entre salle1841 1668 C. Wren Let. 7 June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 454 Upon the same floor is a Closet or Gallery of the antiroome looking down into the great roome very usefull in case of Solemnities. 1711 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ III. viii. vii. 214 A Building by it self, which had first..its Porch, or Ante-room, where the Catechumens made their Renunciation of Satan. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 112 An anti-room at St. James's. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 325 He offered his arm, and supported her into the small anti-room. 1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. x. 338 Whatever our place, if we are doing its work well, it is the anteroom of heaven. 1874 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. X. xii. 268 His anterooms were thronged with clients of all sorts. 1935 N. Marsh & H. Jellett Nursing-home Murder iii. 38 In the anteroom of the theatre two nurses and a sister prepared for the operation. 1971 Life 30 July 57/1 Four police officers waited in an anteroom in case the meeting got out of hand. 2004 R. Tames Robert Adam 24 The hall leads in one direction into an oval ante-room. 2. Military (originally and chiefly British). A sitting room in a mess building (esp. an officers' mess), typically adjacent to the dining room. ΚΠ 1836 J. Connell Let. in Regimental Coventry (1837) II. 729 Mr. Connell..left the mess of the Royal regiment..last.., and found but one forage-cap of the corps in the ante-room. 1876 Vanity Fair 22 Jan. 42/2 At this time commences the consumption of ‘pegs’ in the ante-room, combined with much smoking and a desultory perusal of the papers. 1904 Jrnl. Royal Army Med. Corps Apr. 414 The mess-room..and the ante-room..can be thrown into one by the opening of folding doors. 1946 Ottawa Jrnl. 21 Feb. 7/1 Following the dinner entertainment was provided in the ante-room of the Sergeants' Mess. 2015 F. Field Soldiers' Daughters vi. 59 Michelle stared around the anteroom of the officers' mess... Honestly, she thought, there were probably morgues with more life in them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1668
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