grande écolen.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɒnd eɪˈkɒl/, U.S.

/ˌɡrænd ɛˈkoʊl/,

/ˌɡrɑnd eɪˈkɔl/

Inflections: Plural grandes écoles.

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande école.

Etymology: < French grande école (late 18th cent. or earlier denoting an institution of higher education specializing in a particular field) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + école school n.¹In plural grandes écoles after the French plural form.

Usually in plural.

In France: any of a number of elite institutions of higher education outside the university system, having a reputation for training many of France's most influential politicians, civil servants, and intellectuals; (in plural) a collective name for these institutions.

ΚΠ

1916 Michigan Technic Mar. 91/1 All these subjects are taught according to the methods in vogue in the grandes écoles.

1955 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Sept. 573/3 I shall content myself with stating that Balliol and King's..are much more satisfactory institutions for training a governing élite than are the ‘Grandes Écoles’ in Paris.

1986 P. O. Way & E. Jamison Scientists & Engineers in Industrialized Countries 3 The most prestigious French engineer has a degree from a ‘grande école’, which virtually assures him of a successful career.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Review section) 8 He [sc. Mitterand] might...have done more to weaken the influence of the grandes écoles.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grande école
释义	grande écolen. Brit. /ˌɡrɒnd eɪˈkɒl/, U.S. /ˌɡrænd ɛˈkoʊl/, /ˌɡrɑnd eɪˈkɔl/ Inflections: Plural grandes écoles. Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande école. Etymology: < French grande école (late 18th cent. or earlier denoting an institution of higher education specializing in a particular field) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + école school n.¹In plural grandes écoles after the French plural form. Usually in plural. In France: any of a number of elite institutions of higher education outside the university system, having a reputation for training many of France's most influential politicians, civil servants, and intellectuals; (in plural) a collective name for these institutions. ΚΠ 1916 Michigan Technic Mar. 91/1 All these subjects are taught according to the methods in vogue in the grandes écoles. 1955 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Sept. 573/3 I shall content myself with stating that Balliol and King's..are much more satisfactory institutions for training a governing élite than are the ‘Grandes Écoles’ in Paris. 1986 P. O. Way & E. Jamison Scientists & Engineers in Industrialized Countries 3 The most prestigious French engineer has a degree from a ‘grande école’, which virtually assures him of a successful career. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Review section) 8 He [sc. Mitterand] might...have done more to weaken the influence of the grandes écoles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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