livre de circonstancen.

Brit.

/ˌliːvrə də sɪəkɒnˈstɒns/, U.S.

/ˌlivrə də sɪrkɑnˈstɑns/

Inflections: Plural livres de circonstance.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French livre de circonstance.

Etymology: < French livre de circonstance (1815 or earlier) < livre book (see livret n.) + de de prep. + circonstance circumstance n.The plural form livres de circonstance is after the French plural form.

A book written or adapted for a particular purpose or to fulfil a particular need.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > book for specific occasion > [noun]

livre de circonstance1842

1842 Boston Courier 2 May It is but seldom, indeed, that a livre de circonstance has brought with it better claims to lasting popularity.

1945 Yale Rev. Winter 356 It is one of those rare livres de circonstance with a relevance that may extend far beyond the moment to an entire generation.

1957 C. Vereker Devel. Polit. Theory iii. 93 Begun as a livre de circonstance, Hooker's great work raised most of the abiding problems of political authority.

1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 June 606/5 Mr Neelkant's livre de circonstance provides a good deal of ammunition for defenders of the Indo-Soviet Treaty.

2008 Jrnl. Politics 70 596/1 Leviathan and the Social Contract have a certain privileged status. Neither was composed, nor should be understood, primarily as a livre de circonstance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	livre de circonstance
释义	livre de circonstancen. Brit. /ˌliːvrə də sɪəkɒnˈstɒns/, U.S. /ˌlivrə də sɪrkɑnˈstɑns/ Inflections: Plural livres de circonstance. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French livre de circonstance. Etymology: < French livre de circonstance (1815 or earlier) < livre book (see livret n.) + de de prep. + circonstance circumstance n.The plural form livres de circonstance is after the French plural form. A book written or adapted for a particular purpose or to fulfil a particular need. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book for specific occasion > [noun] livre de circonstance1842 1842 Boston Courier 2 May It is but seldom, indeed, that a livre de circonstance has brought with it better claims to lasting popularity. 1945 Yale Rev. Winter 356 It is one of those rare livres de circonstance with a relevance that may extend far beyond the moment to an entire generation. 1957 C. Vereker Devel. Polit. Theory iii. 93 Begun as a livre de circonstance, Hooker's great work raised most of the abiding problems of political authority. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 June 606/5 Mr Neelkant's livre de circonstance provides a good deal of ammunition for defenders of the Indo-Soviet Treaty. 2008 Jrnl. Politics 70 596/1 Leviathan and the Social Contract have a certain privileged status. Neither was composed, nor should be understood, primarily as a livre de circonstance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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