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单词 pas
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pasn.

Brit. /pɑː/, /pa/, U.S. //
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pas.
Etymology: < French pas (1480 in Middle French in sense 2, 1651 in sense 1 in céder le pas to yield precedence: see pace n.1). Compare earlier grand pas n.Not fully naturalized in English.
1. The right of going first; precedence. Frequently in to dispute (also give, take, yield) the pas. Also figurative. Now rare.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > precedence or priority
furtherheadc1380
prioritya1425
antelation1570
priory1600
pas1707
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > [noun] > precedence
right sidea1325
fordeal1513
precedence1598
precedency1601
to take the right hand of1607
pas1707
1707 Vulpone 23 It appears they have always fiercely contended for the pas among themselves.
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 529. ¶7 Aristotle would have the latter yield the Pas to the former.
1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lx. 176 Jolter, with great ceremony, complimented his reverence with the pas, beseeching him to walk in.
1792 R. Bage Man as he Is II. xxviii. 34 He had before been chagrined to see philosophy yield the pas to love; he was equally disturbed now, to see it give way to—good manners.
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIII lxxix. 94 We give the sex the pas.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) ix. 73 She said she would never give the pas to a tradesman's daughter.
1885 Spectator 22 Aug. 1109/2 It is difficult to give any one portion of it the pas of the others.
1919 R. Firbank Valmouth xi. 208 ‘Yield the pas to a negress! Never!’ Lady Laggard looked determined.
2. A step in dancing; a kind of dance. Frequently as the first element in compounds. Cf. pas de deux n., pas de ciseaux n., etc.Recorded earliest in pas de deux n.
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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step
step1678
pas1775
dance-step1920
1762 G.-A. Gallini Treat. Art of Dancing 282 Venus and Adonis form a pas-de-deux, or duet-dance.]
1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iv Mine are true-born English legs, they don't understand their curst French lingo! their pas this, and pas that, and pas t'other.
1849 A. Reach Clement Lorimer 34 The marvellous pas in which the Queen of the Jack-o'-lanterns led astray the Wandering Prince.
1868 Daily News 3 Nov. 6/1 The father of some ‘young phenomenon’ of a minor theatre fiddling in an ecstacy [sic] of admiration at his little daughter's rehearsal of her ‘pas’ before going on.
1922 C. W. Beaumont & S. Idzikowski Man. Theory & Pract. Classical Theatr. Dancing ii. v. 197 Pas de chat. This pas is composed of three movements, generally executed en diagonale.
1955 Times 27 May 13/3 The actual pas are elaborated on a level more histrionic than conventionally balletic, until the final ensemble of rejoicing.
1981 M. Cohen in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? ii. 169 Many of the images are not illusory at all: we simply see the dancer performing the classical pas and enchaînements composed of them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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PAS
PAS n. Pharmacology para-aminosalicylic acid.
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1946 Lancet 5 Jan. 15/2 Treatment with p-aminosalicylic acid (P.A.S.) was given in three periods with concomitant falls in temperature.
1971 Brit. Jrnl. Dis. Chest Jan. p. vi (advt.) A choice of flavoured drinks..the acceptable way of taking PAS and Isoniazid.
2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts v. 106 Use of streptomycin rapidly led, however, to the emergence of resistant strains, and it was found more effective against tuberculosis when used in combination with para-amino-salicylic acid (PAS).
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