full stopn.adv.

Brit.

/ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/, U.S.

/ˌfʊl ˈstɑp/

Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and stop n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., stop n.²

Etymology: < full adj. + stop n.²

A. n.

†a. The completion or conclusion of a speech, recitation, etc.; the end of a sentence. Obsolete.Now merged in sense A. 2.

ΚΠ

1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. I.ij At this full stop [sc. the end of a speech], N.O. sought the allusion of these posterior sillables.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. i. 15 Salari. Come, the full stop .

1674 J. Janeway Legacy to Friends 11 The 32[nd chapter] of Exodus, which he had read all along (until he came to the 12th. vers.) where he made a full stop.

1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 24 You are not to fetch your Breath (if it can be avoided) till you come to the Period or Full stop.

1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. I. 50 As they have been taught not to take breath, but when they make a full stop, they habitually use the tone of a full stop, whenever they take breath.

b. British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African. The single point or dot used to mark the end of a sentence; a period, a full point.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop > full stop

pointc1395

period1582

full stop1643

stop1936

1643 D. H. Antidote against Antinomianisme 29 Some Greek copy puts a Period, a full stop at us. in the Fourth verse.

1659 M. R. Pilgrims Pass to New Jerusalem sig. a2^v There are several Faults committed, as the wrong placing of Parenthesis, Colons, Full-stops, &c.

1729 S. Palmer Gen. Hist. Printing x. 93 Their periods were distinguish'd by no other points than the double and single one, i.e. the colon and full stop.

1886 Athenæum 30 Oct. 559/3 In spite of much use and abuse of full stops, the writer's meaning is often far from clear.

1926 Rotarian May 19/1 From ‘dear sir’ to ‘yours truly’..the torrent flows, measured by commas in profusion, seldom by a full stop.

1979 A. Cruttenden Lang. Infancy & Childhood vii. 143 Sentence-boundaries are marked by full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Oct. 14/3 The only editorial changes have been to lower all superscripts, correct a few obvious slips of the pen, and supply a few missing apostrophes and full stops.

2. More generally: a complete halt, check, stoppage, or termination; a point beyond which it is impossible to proceed.In some instances evidently a figurative use of sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > a stop or cessation of action or process

steadc1000

stayc1563

full stopa1586

period1590

death blow1596

vacation1617

stand1625

let-up1836

estop1884

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > a limit, end, or term

endc1000

pointc1330

terma1398

datec1400

limec1420

period1554

full stopa1586

stopa1586

coda1836

mop1945

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > resulting in inaction

nonplus1582

full stopa1586

stand1625

nonplussation1833

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2^v Sith I haue runne so long a careere in this matter, me thinks, before I giue my penne a full stop, it shalbe but a little more lost time, to inquire, [etc.].

?1594 M. Drayton Peirs Gaueston sig. K^v Loe, heer the point and sentence of my time, My liues full stop, my last Catastrophe.

1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Replie to Libel ix. 233 If then this be their desire, we are come to a full stoppe.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 149 Prouided alwaies that the moste turnes you giue him [sc. a horse] at one time, before he come to a full stop or rest, bee not..aboue sixe time about on each hand vppon his trot, and sixe times on each hand vpon his galloppe.

1655 Ornitho-logie 30 She therefore that hath not the modesty to dye the Relict of one man, will charge through the whole Army of Husbands, if occasion were offered, before her love will meet with a full stoppe thereof.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋1 After we had walked some time, I made a full stop with my Face towards the West.

1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 233 All Persons depending on the Turkey Trade, were at a full Stop for many Months.

1798 J. Ferriar Eng. Historians 237 The story thus comes unexpectedly to a full stop.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. viii. 149 He drew up his reins..and made a full stop.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 6 Oct. (1954) III. 456 There is a point of disgust..which one feels must make a full stop, and call for a Finis in friendship.

1948 Life 6 Sept. 83/3 (caption) (advt.) No need to touch the clutch till you come to a full stop.

1982 W. Dean in G. Abraham Age of Beethoven ix. 420 The move to Paris seems inevitable in retrospect if Rossini's career was not to come to a full stop.

2007 New Yorker 2 Apr. 89/2 The action is prolonged in agonizing slow motion, only to snap to hyper-speed and then to a full stop.

†3. Music. In playing the lute and similar instruments: a chord in producing which all the strings are stopped. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1603 T. Robinson Schoole of Musicke sig. C^v Take this for a generall rule, that you relysh in a full stop, with that finger which is most idelest, in any string whatsoeuer.

1610 R. Dowland Var. Lvte-lessons sig. C^v (side note) To know how to strike single strings, being found amongst full stops.

1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument ii. 90 There is only the last Barr..to speak to, in which is a Full Stop.

B. adv.

Indicating that the preceding statement is final, absolute, or without qualification: and that is all there is to say about it, that is the sum of it, there is no more to be said. Cf. period adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively > emphasizing completion

period1914

full stop1916

1916 M. C. E. Wemyss Petunia xv. 143 ‘But,’ argued Petunia, ‘I said soldiers' wives are usually nice...’ ‘And I,’ said Aunt Jane, ‘answered, “yes. Full stop. Mrs. So-and-so is very nice.”’

1966 A. K. C. Ottaway Learning through Group Experience (2001) vi. 123 Over the years I have gradually learnt that my wife is as she is. Full stop. Just that.

1992 Independent 20 Jan. 15/1 The worst question you could ask him..would have been ‘Have you made a will?’ You just didn't discuss death, full stop.

2009 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 26 July After all, rules is rules; and the rules said that there was to be no gargling done by anyone, full stop.

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

单词	full stop
释义	full stopn.adv. Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/, U.S. /ˌfʊl ˈstɑp/ Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and stop n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., stop n.² Etymology: < full adj. + stop n.² A. n. 1. †a. The completion or conclusion of a speech, recitation, etc.; the end of a sentence. Obsolete.Now merged in sense A. 2. ΚΠ 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. I.ij At this full stop [sc. the end of a speech], N.O. sought the allusion of these posterior sillables. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. i. 15 Salari. Come, the full stop . View more context for this quotation 1674 J. Janeway Legacy to Friends 11 The 32[nd chapter] of Exodus, which he had read all along (until he came to the 12th. vers.) where he made a full stop. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 24 You are not to fetch your Breath (if it can be avoided) till you come to the Period or Full stop. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. I. 50 As they have been taught not to take breath, but when they make a full stop, they habitually use the tone of a full stop, whenever they take breath. b. British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African. The single point or dot used to mark the end of a sentence; a period, a full point. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop > full stop pointc1395 period1582 full stop1643 stop1936 1643 D. H. Antidote against Antinomianisme 29 Some Greek copy puts a Period, a full stop at us. in the Fourth verse. 1659 M. R. Pilgrims Pass to New Jerusalem sig. a2^v There are several Faults committed, as the wrong placing of Parenthesis, Colons, Full-stops, &c. 1729 S. Palmer Gen. Hist. Printing x. 93 Their periods were distinguish'd by no other points than the double and single one, i.e. the colon and full stop. 1886 Athenæum 30 Oct. 559/3 In spite of much use and abuse of full stops, the writer's meaning is often far from clear. 1926 Rotarian May 19/1 From ‘dear sir’ to ‘yours truly’..the torrent flows, measured by commas in profusion, seldom by a full stop. 1979 A. Cruttenden Lang. Infancy & Childhood vii. 143 Sentence-boundaries are marked by full stops, question marks and exclamation marks. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Oct. 14/3 The only editorial changes have been to lower all superscripts, correct a few obvious slips of the pen, and supply a few missing apostrophes and full stops. 2. More generally: a complete halt, check, stoppage, or termination; a point beyond which it is impossible to proceed.In some instances evidently a figurative use of sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > a stop or cessation of action or process steadc1000 stayc1563 full stopa1586 period1590 death blow1596 vacation1617 stand1625 let-up1836 estop1884 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > a limit, end, or term endc1000 pointc1330 terma1398 datec1400 limec1420 period1554 full stopa1586 stopa1586 coda1836 mop1945 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > resulting in inaction nonplus1582 full stopa1586 stand1625 nonplussation1833 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. I2^v Sith I haue runne so long a careere in this matter, me thinks, before I giue my penne a full stop, it shalbe but a little more lost time, to inquire, [etc.]. ?1594 M. Drayton Peirs Gaueston sig. K^v Loe, heer the point and sentence of my time, My liues full stop, my last Catastrophe. 1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Replie to Libel ix. 233 If then this be their desire, we are come to a full stoppe. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 149 Prouided alwaies that the moste turnes you giue him [sc. a horse] at one time, before he come to a full stop or rest, bee not..aboue sixe time about on each hand vppon his trot, and sixe times on each hand vpon his galloppe. 1655 Ornitho-logie 30 She therefore that hath not the modesty to dye the Relict of one man, will charge through the whole Army of Husbands, if occasion were offered, before her love will meet with a full stoppe thereof. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 77. ⁋1 After we had walked some time, I made a full stop with my Face towards the West. 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 233 All Persons depending on the Turkey Trade, were at a full Stop for many Months. 1798 J. Ferriar Eng. Historians 237 The story thus comes unexpectedly to a full stop. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. viii. 149 He drew up his reins..and made a full stop. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 6 Oct. (1954) III. 456 There is a point of disgust..which one feels must make a full stop, and call for a Finis in friendship. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 83/3 (caption) (advt.) No need to touch the clutch till you come to a full stop. 1982 W. Dean in G. Abraham Age of Beethoven ix. 420 The move to Paris seems inevitable in retrospect if Rossini's career was not to come to a full stop. 2007 New Yorker 2 Apr. 89/2 The action is prolonged in agonizing slow motion, only to snap to hyper-speed and then to a full stop. †3. Music. In playing the lute and similar instruments: a chord in producing which all the strings are stopped. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1603 T. Robinson Schoole of Musicke sig. C^v Take this for a generall rule, that you relysh in a full stop, with that finger which is most idelest, in any string whatsoeuer. 1610 R. Dowland Var. Lvte-lessons sig. C^v (side note) To know how to strike single strings, being found amongst full stops. 1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument ii. 90 There is only the last Barr..to speak to, in which is a Full Stop. B. adv. Indicating that the preceding statement is final, absolute, or without qualification: and that is all there is to say about it, that is the sum of it, there is no more to be said. Cf. period adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively > emphasizing completion period1914 full stop1916 1916 M. C. E. Wemyss Petunia xv. 143 ‘But,’ argued Petunia, ‘I said soldiers' wives are usually nice...’ ‘And I,’ said Aunt Jane, ‘answered, “yes. Full stop. Mrs. So-and-so is very nice.”’ 1966 A. K. C. Ottaway Learning through Group Experience (2001) vi. 123 Over the years I have gradually learnt that my wife is as she is. Full stop. Just that. 1992 Independent 20 Jan. 15/1 The worst question you could ask him..would have been ‘Have you made a will?’ You just didn't discuss death, full stop. 2009 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 26 July After all, rules is rules; and the rules said that there was to be no gargling done by anyone, full stop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1577
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