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单词 juste milieu
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juste milieun.

Brit. /ʒuːst mɪlˈjəː/, U.S. /ˌʒust milˈju/
Forms: 1800s– juste milieu, 1800s– just milieu.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French juste milieu.
Etymology: < French juste milieu (a1662; 1831 in a politics context), lit. ‘the right mean’ < juste just adj. + milieu the mean, the middle (see milieu n.).Not fully naturalized in English. N.E.D. (1901) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ʒüst' milyö) /ʒyst miljø/.
A happy medium; the golden mean; judicious moderation, esp. in politics.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > middle course
middle way?c1225
midwayc1451
golden mean1541
middle course1579
mid-course1603
middle path1606
third way1638
midstream1670
middle line1692
middle road1759
mid-ground1825
juste milieu1831
via media1834
middle ground1961
1831 Age 13 Mar. 7/1 If a ‘popular King’ discards the adjective of his title..he must take heed lest he fall. Neither will the juste-milieu go down just now.
1833 J. S. Mill Lett. (1910) I. 76 The Enfantin portion..have become juste milieu men in politics.
a1865 E. C. Gaskell Wives & Daughters (1866) II. xxvii. 279 Now I hope that man in the garden is the juste milieu,—I'm that myself, for I don't think I'm vicious, and I know I'm not virtuous.
1875 J. G. Saxe Leisure-day Rhymes 261 For me, the juste milieu I seek; I fain would leave alone The girl who rudely slaps my cheek Or volunteers her own!
1882 E. W. Hamilton Diary 13 June (1972) I. 289 I suppose between the extremes there must be a juste milieu, but as to where it is I am at sea.
1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. iii. 48 It was the juste milieu that ruled her life.
1945 A. J. P. Taylor Course of Ger. Hist. 13 One looks in vain in their history for a juste milieu, for common sense.
2011 A. Kizer Wildcat Fireflies vi. 66 Maybe someday you'll tell me, you'll trust me and the hope of that will sate. That's the juste milieu.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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