ground floorn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈground-floor.

a. The floor in a building which is more or less on a level with the ground outside.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > floor or storey > ground floor

first storeyc1384

first floor1549

ground floor1601

ground-story1657

terreno1740

rez-de-chaussée1802

street floor1813

street level1830

downstairs1841

ground-flat1865

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 597 In processe of time paue~ments were driuen out of ground-floores, and passed vp into chambers.

1669 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 557 Uppon the Groundfloore there shalbe five outward chambers.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 27 You may Imagine this Design to be the Ground Floor, having no Cellar beneath it.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 336 All the houses of note have a story; but the others only a ground floor.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. x. 198 A window on the ground-floor.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 25 The ground-floor is a sort of common room for men and beasts.

1884 G. Allen Philistia I. 3 A large room on the ground floor of the tenement.

attributive.1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 102 A straggling ground-floor edifice.?c1890 W. H. Casmey Notes Ventilation 17 Eight drying machines in one ground-floor room.1897 Daily News 10 June 7/1 The building will consist mainly of a ground floor storey.

b. figurative. Also in to get (or be let) in on the ground floor originally U.S.: ‘to be allowed to share in a speculation on the same terms as the original promoters’ (Farmer). Also in other similar expressions with wider meaning.

ΚΠ

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 225 The inductive truth-seeker is on the ground-floor of facts.

1872 T. De W. Talmage Abom. Mod. Society 118 A select number go in on the ‘ground floor’.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 181 The ground-floor of material industry.

1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xi. 211 Well then, we'll have to let you in on the ground floor.

1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings xii. 206 Says he's heard of the boom along this coast, and wants to get in on the ground floor.

1909 E. S. Barnett Dragnet 12 To take advantage of this ground floor proposition Alexander and Company will have to give up its identity, and be a branch.

1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xii. 159 The promoters are keeping it to themselves. They aren't taking in more than they can help on the ground-floor.

1930 W. S. Maugham Cakes & Ale xiv. 167 It was out of the question then for Mrs. Barton Trafford to get in on the ground floor. She could only buy in the open market.

1939 J. B. Priestley Johnson over Jordan 57 Still plenty of good things if you know where to find 'em and get in on the ground floor.

1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 82 Spain bestirred herself to get in on the nearest thing she could find in the way of a ground floor, by declaring war on England in the June of [1779].

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 319 It'd be a big thing, Alec... You're in on this, in on the ground floor.

1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 169/1 It was thus comparatively easy to get in on the ground floor of the occasional project.

1966 A. Loos Girl like I (1967) iii. 68 My problem was that, without realizing it, I was in on the ground floor of a sex revolution: the twentieth century's breakdown of romantic love between the sexes.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 48/5 (advt.) Surgical sales representative... Outstanding future—ground floor opportunity.

1970 Observer 1 Mar. 31/6 I'd get in on the ground floor and see it now if I were you.

c. The lower deck of a bus. slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > lower deck of

ground floor1936

1936 Daily Herald 5 Aug. 8/4 Here is a short list of busmen's slang phrases:..ground floor, inside.

Derivatives

ˈground-floored adj. consisting of a ground floor; one-storied.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style

back-to-back1626

detached1706

self-contained1767

ground-floored1824

semi-detached1859

bungaloid1927

bi-level1929

one-up, one-down1933

blind back1937

terraced1958

tri-level1960

split entry1967

two-up two-down1973

1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 24 Aug. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xi. 248 A tavern, a large ground-floored house with excellent rooms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	ground floor
释义	ground floorn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈground-floor. a. The floor in a building which is more or less on a level with the ground outside. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > floor or storey > ground floor first storeyc1384 first floor1549 ground floor1601 ground-story1657 terreno1740 rez-de-chaussée1802 street floor1813 street level1830 downstairs1841 ground-flat1865 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 597 In processe of time paue~ments were driuen out of ground-floores, and passed vp into chambers. 1669 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 557 Uppon the Groundfloore there shalbe five outward chambers. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 27 You may Imagine this Design to be the Ground Floor, having no Cellar beneath it. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 336 All the houses of note have a story; but the others only a ground floor. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. x. 198 A window on the ground-floor. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 25 The ground-floor is a sort of common room for men and beasts. 1884 G. Allen Philistia I. 3 A large room on the ground floor of the tenement. attributive.1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 102 A straggling ground-floor edifice.?c1890 W. H. Casmey Notes Ventilation 17 Eight drying machines in one ground-floor room.1897 Daily News 10 June 7/1 The building will consist mainly of a ground floor storey. b. figurative. Also in to get (or be let) in on the ground floor originally U.S.: ‘to be allowed to share in a speculation on the same terms as the original promoters’ (Farmer). Also in other similar expressions with wider meaning. ΚΠ 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 225 The inductive truth-seeker is on the ground-floor of facts. 1872 T. De W. Talmage Abom. Mod. Society 118 A select number go in on the ‘ground floor’. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 181 The ground-floor of material industry. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xi. 211 Well then, we'll have to let you in on the ground floor. 1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings xii. 206 Says he's heard of the boom along this coast, and wants to get in on the ground floor. 1909 E. S. Barnett Dragnet 12 To take advantage of this ground floor proposition Alexander and Company will have to give up its identity, and be a branch. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xii. 159 The promoters are keeping it to themselves. They aren't taking in more than they can help on the ground-floor. 1930 W. S. Maugham Cakes & Ale xiv. 167 It was out of the question then for Mrs. Barton Trafford to get in on the ground floor. She could only buy in the open market. 1939 J. B. Priestley Johnson over Jordan 57 Still plenty of good things if you know where to find 'em and get in on the ground floor. 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 82 Spain bestirred herself to get in on the nearest thing she could find in the way of a ground floor, by declaring war on England in the June of [1779]. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 319 It'd be a big thing, Alec... You're in on this, in on the ground floor. 1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 169/1 It was thus comparatively easy to get in on the ground floor of the occasional project. 1966 A. Loos Girl like I (1967) iii. 68 My problem was that, without realizing it, I was in on the ground floor of a sex revolution: the twentieth century's breakdown of romantic love between the sexes. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 48/5 (advt.) Surgical sales representative... Outstanding future—ground floor opportunity. 1970 Observer 1 Mar. 31/6 I'd get in on the ground floor and see it now if I were you. c. The lower deck of a bus. slang. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > lower deck of ground floor1936 1936 Daily Herald 5 Aug. 8/4 Here is a short list of busmen's slang phrases:..ground floor, inside. Derivatives ˈground-floored adj. consisting of a ground floor; one-storied. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style back-to-back1626 detached1706 self-contained1767 ground-floored1824 semi-detached1859 bungaloid1927 bi-level1929 one-up, one-down1933 blind back1937 terraced1958 tri-level1960 split entry1967 two-up two-down1973 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 24 Aug. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. xi. 248 A tavern, a large ground-floored house with excellent rooms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1601
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