limousinen.

Brit.

/ˌlɪməˈziːn/,

/ˈlɪməziːn/, U.S.

/ˈlɪməˌzin/,

/ˌlɪməˈzin/

Etymology: French, < Limousin n.

a. A (luxury) motor car with a compartment for the passengers and a separate compartment for the driver. Also attributive.Originally the driver's seat was outside though covered with a roof. Since the 1930s the word has been more usual in North America than in the U.K.; recently it has been used, esp. in the U.S., for vehicles conveying passengers to and from large airports.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with separate compartment for driver

limousine1902

limo1968

1902 A. C. Harmsworth in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 55 With certain kinds of engines, too, it is difficult to adopt any other form of car than the Tonneau, or for the wet weather the Limousine.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 22 Nov. 9/2 A touring car..fitted with a brougham or limousine body.

1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xxx. 217 A few days later an automobile—not Audrey's but a large limousine—bumped, with slow and soft dignity, across the railway lines.

1920 Chambers's Jrnl. May 279/2 He heard the purring of limousines gliding into Pall Mall.

1922 W. J. Locke Tale of Triona v. 47 Whom she saw drive away in luxurious limousines.

1960 I. Wallach Absence of Cello (1961) 27 Marian..struggled to the bus [at N.Y. airport] that was known for some reason as a ‘limousine’.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 3/4 Limousine service..to take them to the nearest city bus stop.

1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 38/1 Jones and most of the borough education directors—who are paid the same salary—are given chauffeur driven limousines.

1972 Daily Tel. 16 May 9/3 The open limousine was followed by one in which Prince Philip travelled with Mme Pompidou.

1972 Times 27 June (Tokyo Suppl.) p. vi/2 There are regular limousine services from the airport.

1973 V. Canning Finger of Saturn i. 10 The people from the limousine got out... The limousine driver watched them go.

1973 Country Life 13 Sept. 686 If the terms ‘limousine’ and ‘1½ litre’ appear incompatible, see, sit in, and drive the Triumph 1500... In the generous luxury you get in a well-padded limousine..long-distance travelling is limousine-smooth. All the other limousine touches are there too.

b. limousine liberal n. U.S. a wealthy liberal.

ΚΠ

1969 Times 4 Nov. 10/5 The little man truly representing the ordinary people, hitting out strongly at Mr. Lindsay's ‘limousine liberal’ appeal.

1970 N.Y. Times 26 Oct. 36 Canada is most fortunate to have a Premier who is willing to tell the bleeding hearts and limousine liberals what he thinks of them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limousine
释义	limousinen. Brit. /ˌlɪməˈziːn/, /ˈlɪməziːn/, U.S. /ˈlɪməˌzin/, /ˌlɪməˈzin/ Etymology: French, < Limousin n. a. A (luxury) motor car with a compartment for the passengers and a separate compartment for the driver. Also attributive.Originally the driver's seat was outside though covered with a roof. Since the 1930s the word has been more usual in North America than in the U.K.; recently it has been used, esp. in the U.S., for vehicles conveying passengers to and from large airports. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with separate compartment for driver limousine1902 limo1968 1902 A. C. Harmsworth in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 55 With certain kinds of engines, too, it is difficult to adopt any other form of car than the Tonneau, or for the wet weather the Limousine. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 22 Nov. 9/2 A touring car..fitted with a brougham or limousine body. 1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xxx. 217 A few days later an automobile—not Audrey's but a large limousine—bumped, with slow and soft dignity, across the railway lines. 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. May 279/2 He heard the purring of limousines gliding into Pall Mall. 1922 W. J. Locke Tale of Triona v. 47 Whom she saw drive away in luxurious limousines. 1960 I. Wallach Absence of Cello (1961) 27 Marian..struggled to the bus [at N.Y. airport] that was known for some reason as a ‘limousine’. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 3/4 Limousine service..to take them to the nearest city bus stop. 1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 38/1 Jones and most of the borough education directors—who are paid the same salary—are given chauffeur driven limousines. 1972 Daily Tel. 16 May 9/3 The open limousine was followed by one in which Prince Philip travelled with Mme Pompidou. 1972 Times 27 June (Tokyo Suppl.) p. vi/2 There are regular limousine services from the airport. 1973 V. Canning Finger of Saturn i. 10 The people from the limousine got out... The limousine driver watched them go. 1973 Country Life 13 Sept. 686 If the terms ‘limousine’ and ‘1½ litre’ appear incompatible, see, sit in, and drive the Triumph 1500... In the generous luxury you get in a well-padded limousine..long-distance travelling is limousine-smooth. All the other limousine touches are there too. b. limousine liberal n. U.S. a wealthy liberal. ΚΠ 1969 Times 4 Nov. 10/5 The little man truly representing the ordinary people, hitting out strongly at Mr. Lindsay's ‘limousine liberal’ appeal. 1970 N.Y. Times 26 Oct. 36 Canada is most fortunate to have a Premier who is willing to tell the bleeding hearts and limousine liberals what he thinks of them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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