jeu d'espritn.

Brit.

/ˌʒəː dɛˈspriː/, U.S.

/ˌʒə dəˈspri/

Inflections: Plural jeux d'esprit, jeux d'esprits, (rare) jeus d'esprit.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French jeu d'esprit.

Etymology: < French jeu d'esprit (1613 or earlier) < jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + de de prep. + esprit esprit n.In plural form jeux d'esprit after the French plural form.

A playful display of wit or cleverness, esp. in a work of literature; a witty or humorous trifle.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > lampoon or satire

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satire1509

squibc1525

pasquil1542

pasquinata1592

cockalane1596

pasquinado1600

Pasquin1611

lampoon1645

pasquinade1658

banter1695

jeu d'esprit1712

Dunciad1728

squiblet1820

squibling1884

satirette1894

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1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶16 Whether any such Relaxations of Morality, such little jeux d'esprit, ought not to be allow'd in this intended Seminary of Politicians.

1798 (title) The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797, being an Impartial Selection of the most exquisite Essays and Jeux d'Esprits..that appear in the Newspapers.

1855 C. Kingsley Heroes Pref. 21 The few scholars who may happen to read this hasty jeu d'esprit.

1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 849 Recollections of the jeux d'esprit and audacious onslaughts which made the guerilla warfare of the Fourth Party..as little acceptable to the leaders of the Tory Opposition..as it was to Mr. Gladstone.

1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 246/2 A character lifts his lips from a tea cup, nonchalantly adjusts his cravat and starts to open his mouth to negotiate a jeu d'esprit.

1968 P. Larkin Let. 20 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 408 I thought it might amuse you to read the introduction, which is a jeu d'esprit not perhaps to be taken very seriously.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Nov. 18/2 A modern audience might well find itself baffled by the young Chekhov's little jeux d'esprit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jeu desprit
释义	jeu d'espritn. Brit. /ˌʒəː dɛˈspriː/, U.S. /ˌʒə dəˈspri/ Inflections: Plural jeux d'esprit, jeux d'esprits, (rare) jeus d'esprit. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French jeu d'esprit. Etymology: < French jeu d'esprit (1613 or earlier) < jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + de de prep. + esprit esprit n.In plural form jeux d'esprit after the French plural form. A playful display of wit or cleverness, esp. in a work of literature; a witty or humorous trifle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > lampoon or satire bill1426 satire1509 squibc1525 pasquil1542 pasquinata1592 cockalane1596 pasquinado1600 Pasquin1611 lampoon1645 pasquinade1658 banter1695 jeu d'esprit1712 Dunciad1728 squiblet1820 squibling1884 satirette1894 spoof1958 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 305. ¶16 Whether any such Relaxations of Morality, such little jeux d'esprit, ought not to be allow'd in this intended Seminary of Politicians. 1798 (title) The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797, being an Impartial Selection of the most exquisite Essays and Jeux d'Esprits..that appear in the Newspapers. 1855 C. Kingsley Heroes Pref. 21 The few scholars who may happen to read this hasty jeu d'esprit. 1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 849 Recollections of the jeux d'esprit and audacious onslaughts which made the guerilla warfare of the Fourth Party..as little acceptable to the leaders of the Tory Opposition..as it was to Mr. Gladstone. 1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 246/2 A character lifts his lips from a tea cup, nonchalantly adjusts his cravat and starts to open his mouth to negotiate a jeu d'esprit. 1968 P. Larkin Let. 20 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 408 I thought it might amuse you to read the introduction, which is a jeu d'esprit not perhaps to be taken very seriously. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Nov. 18/2 A modern audience might well find itself baffled by the young Chekhov's little jeux d'esprit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1712
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