outdoorsadv.n.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈdɔrz/

Forms: 1700s outdoores, 1700s outdours, 1800s– outdoors.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out prep., door n.

Etymology: < out prep. + the plural of door n., probably as shortening of out of doors adv.In early use chiefly written as two words or with hyphen.

A. adv.

a. Out of doors; in or into the open air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > out of doors

outOE

without doorc1275

thereoutc1325

abroad?c1335

out at door (also doors)c1386

out of doors1530

thereforthc1540

forth adoors1607

forth of door(s1607

without doors1617

al fresco1717

outdoorsa1729

out-by1753

the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adverb] > in the open air or outdoors

outc1175

outside1653

al fresco1717

outdoorsa1729

subaerially1848

a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 82 In his scepter Vileness doth prevaile, Dread Earthquakes rise, throw many buildings down. All things within or out doores safty faile.

1781 G. W. Beekman Let. 25 Jan. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1382 My Son Isaac Cox..Will Rite all that is to Rite and Will Due all that is to be Dun for me out Dours and Goes to Market for Me.

1817 S. R. Brown Western Gazetteer 113 The chimney is sure to be placed out doors.

1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. (1901) 73 Wisdom keeps school outdoors.

1937 C. Marston Bible comes Alive vi. 149 At Jericho..the people mostly lived outdoors.

1993 Harper's Mag. Jan. 65/1 They spend so much of their day outdoors..that years ago they installed an outside phone bell under the porch-roof overhang.

b. U.S. colloquial. all outdoors: the whole world; everybody. Frequently in comparisons alluding to the immensity of the areas out of doors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > [noun]

all the worldeOE

mouldOE

worldOE

earthOE

earthricheOE

foldOE

worldricheOE

motherOE

wonec1275

mound?a1300

wildernessa1340

mappemondea1393

lower worlda1398

the whole worlda1513

orba1550

the (also this) globe1553

the earthly globe1553

mother earth1568

the glimpses of the moon1603

universe1630

outer world1661

terrene1667

Orphic egg1684

Midgard1770

all outdoors1833

Planet Earth1858

overworld1911

Spaceship Earth1966

the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people

all the worldOE

all ledea1275

more and minc1275

most and leasta1300

much and litec1330

mo and lessc1426

the whole world1530

cut and long tail1576

universal1596

general1604

universality1606

university1677

all outdoors1833

John Q.1937

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 111 Stuffy feller (that bear) as ever you see'd; big as all out o' doors.]

1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing ix. 64 I had a letter from him..as long as all out doors.

1846 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 17 Feb. 2/2 I was going to speak of the President's message—Jimmy K's statement to all out-doors, and some parts of Ashey.

1861 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. i. 169 Ourn's the fust thru-by-daylight train with all ou' doors for deepot.

1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iii. 213 The hot sun of July falling through the shadeless and even curtainless windows open to all outdoors.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Feb. c1 (heading) Amphitheater Plan's Big as All Outdoors.

B. n.

The world out of doors, the open air; = out of doors n. Frequently in the great outdoors: country removed from urban development or influence; the great open spaces (see open adj. 8a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > common or unenclosed

common1377

moor1386

common land1470

champestrea1492

common field1523

champaign1555

commons1583

champian1611

commonity1612

public domain1627

commonage1635

commoninga1661

range1707–8

open1733

common area1837

mark1849

veld1852

outdoors1859

wide (also great, vast) open spaces1910

the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > open air

open air?a1425

open airs1683

rude air1737

out of doors1819

outdoors1859

open1874

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outside a house or building

open air?a1425

out of doors1819

outdoors1859

1859 N. P. Willis Convalescent 121 The ‘down party’..were enjoying the river from the uncommon outdoors of Mr. Grinnell's broad prairies.

1890 W. H. H. Murray Lake Champlain & its Shores 13 You can see how little of that knowledge which is profitable..has come from the study of the library, and how much has come from the great outdoors.

1932 Ann. Reg. 1931 ii. 47 The ‘great outdoors’ was represented most elaborately in ‘Cimarron’, which starred Richard Dix in a fine dramatisation of the opening up of Oklahoma, and ‘Trader Horn’, a picture of wild life in Africa.

1940 Sat. Evening Post 6 Apr. 18/1 The picture started out to be one of those cliff-hangers, with Indians, strong and silent men, the great out-doors, mail robbers.

1968 Listener 30 May 713/1 The Victorians worked hard to get the great outdoors inside a theatre.

1992 Equinox Aug. 96/1 A Canadian institution in the brave business of mixing city children with the great outdoors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outdoors
释义	outdoorsadv.n. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈdɔrz/ Forms: 1700s outdoores, 1700s outdours, 1800s– outdoors. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out prep., door n. Etymology: < out prep. + the plural of door n., probably as shortening of out of doors adv.In early use chiefly written as two words or with hyphen. A. adv. a. Out of doors; in or into the open air. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > out of doors outOE without doorc1275 thereoutc1325 abroad?c1335 out at door (also doors)c1386 out of doors1530 thereforthc1540 forth adoors1607 forth of door(s1607 without doors1617 al fresco1717 outdoorsa1729 out-by1753 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adverb] > in the open air or outdoors outc1175 outside1653 al fresco1717 outdoorsa1729 subaerially1848 a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 82 In his scepter Vileness doth prevaile, Dread Earthquakes rise, throw many buildings down. All things within or out doores safty faile. 1781 G. W. Beekman Let. 25 Jan. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) III. 1382 My Son Isaac Cox..Will Rite all that is to Rite and Will Due all that is to be Dun for me out Dours and Goes to Market for Me. 1817 S. R. Brown Western Gazetteer 113 The chimney is sure to be placed out doors. 1882 R. L. Stevenson Familiar Stud. Men & Bks. (1901) 73 Wisdom keeps school outdoors. 1937 C. Marston Bible comes Alive vi. 149 At Jericho..the people mostly lived outdoors. 1993 Harper's Mag. Jan. 65/1 They spend so much of their day outdoors..that years ago they installed an outside phone bell under the porch-roof overhang. b. U.S. colloquial. all outdoors: the whole world; everybody. Frequently in comparisons alluding to the immensity of the areas out of doors. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > [noun] all the worldeOE mouldOE worldOE earthOE earthricheOE foldOE worldricheOE motherOE wonec1275 mound?a1300 wildernessa1340 mappemondea1393 lower worlda1398 the whole worlda1513 orba1550 the (also this) globe1553 the earthly globe1553 mother earth1568 the glimpses of the moon1603 universe1630 outer world1661 terrene1667 Orphic egg1684 Midgard1770 all outdoors1833 Planet Earth1858 overworld1911 Spaceship Earth1966 the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people all the worldOE all ledea1275 more and minc1275 most and leasta1300 much and litec1330 mo and lessc1426 the whole world1530 cut and long tail1576 universal1596 general1604 universality1606 university1677 all outdoors1833 John Q.1937 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 111 Stuffy feller (that bear) as ever you see'd; big as all out o' doors.] 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing ix. 64 I had a letter from him..as long as all out doors. 1846 Quincy (Illinois) Whig 17 Feb. 2/2 I was going to speak of the President's message—Jimmy K's statement to all out-doors, and some parts of Ashey. 1861 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. i. 169 Ourn's the fust thru-by-daylight train with all ou' doors for deepot. 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iii. 213 The hot sun of July falling through the shadeless and even curtainless windows open to all outdoors. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Feb. c1 (heading) Amphitheater Plan's Big as All Outdoors. B. n. The world out of doors, the open air; = out of doors n. Frequently in the great outdoors: country removed from urban development or influence; the great open spaces (see open adj. 8a). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > common or unenclosed common1377 moor1386 common land1470 champestrea1492 common field1523 champaign1555 commons1583 champian1611 commonity1612 public domain1627 commonage1635 commoninga1661 range1707–8 open1733 common area1837 mark1849 veld1852 outdoors1859 wide (also great, vast) open spaces1910 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > open air open air?a1425 open airs1683 rude air1737 out of doors1819 outdoors1859 open1874 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outside a house or building open air?a1425 out of doors1819 outdoors1859 1859 N. P. Willis Convalescent 121 The ‘down party’..were enjoying the river from the uncommon outdoors of Mr. Grinnell's broad prairies. 1890 W. H. H. Murray Lake Champlain & its Shores 13 You can see how little of that knowledge which is profitable..has come from the study of the library, and how much has come from the great outdoors. 1932 Ann. Reg. 1931 ii. 47 The ‘great outdoors’ was represented most elaborately in ‘Cimarron’, which starred Richard Dix in a fine dramatisation of the opening up of Oklahoma, and ‘Trader Horn’, a picture of wild life in Africa. 1940 Sat. Evening Post 6 Apr. 18/1 The picture started out to be one of those cliff-hangers, with Indians, strong and silent men, the great out-doors, mail robbers. 1968 Listener 30 May 713/1 The Victorians worked hard to get the great outdoors inside a theatre. 1992 Equinox Aug. 96/1 A Canadian institution in the brave business of mixing city children with the great outdoors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.a1729
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