mauvais tonadj.

Brit.

/ˌməʊveɪ ˈtɒ̃/, U.S.

/moʊˌveɪ ˈtɔn/,

/moʊˌveɪ ˈtɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mauvais ton.

Etymology: < French mauvais ton (1784, but probably earlier) < mauvais bad (see mauvasty n.) + ton ton n.³Mauvais ton functions grammatically in English as a predicative adjective, although semantically it can be analysed (as in French) as a noun phrase. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (movę toṅ) /movɛ tɔ̃/.

Unacceptable in certain circles or polite society.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun]

bad taste1696

tastelessness1778

mauvais ton1780

stylelessness1911

tackiness1977

1780 E. Griffith Times iv. i. 47 I vow I won't go into the country—'tis quite mauvais ton.

1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage IV. xxxvi. 77 With men of sense she found it was not mauvais ton, to use her eyes for the purposes of instruction.

1835 Court Mag. 6 p. xiv/1 It would be considered mauvais ton to appear in any spring fashion till the season had been opened at Longchamps.

1864 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. (1865) II. 157 In the large cities it is rather mauvais ton to have more than two children.

1999 Moscow Times 29 Oct. (Halloween section) p. vii/3 He was so entertaining that it seemed mauvais ton to bargain on the price.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mauvais ton
释义	mauvais tonadj. Brit. /ˌməʊveɪ ˈtɒ̃/, U.S. /moʊˌveɪ ˈtɔn/, /moʊˌveɪ ˈtɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mauvais ton. Etymology: < French mauvais ton (1784, but probably earlier) < mauvais bad (see mauvasty n.) + ton ton n.³Mauvais ton functions grammatically in English as a predicative adjective, although semantically it can be analysed (as in French) as a noun phrase. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (movę toṅ) /movɛ tɔ̃/. Unacceptable in certain circles or polite society. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] bad taste1696 tastelessness1778 mauvais ton1780 stylelessness1911 tackiness1977 1780 E. Griffith Times iv. i. 47 I vow I won't go into the country—'tis quite mauvais ton. 1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage IV. xxxvi. 77 With men of sense she found it was not mauvais ton, to use her eyes for the purposes of instruction. 1835 Court Mag. 6 p. xiv/1 It would be considered mauvais ton to appear in any spring fashion till the season had been opened at Longchamps. 1864 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. (1865) II. 157 In the large cities it is rather mauvais ton to have more than two children. 1999 Moscow Times 29 Oct. (Halloween section) p. vii/3 He was so entertaining that it seemed mauvais ton to bargain on the price. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1780
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