Pearl HarbourPearl Harborn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə/, U.S.

/ˈpərl ˈhɑrbər/

Forms: 1900s– Pearl Harbor (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– Pearl Harbour.

Origin: From a proper name; modelled on a Hawaiian lexical item. Etymon: proper name Pearl Harbor.

Etymology: < Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ < wai water + momi pearl.

A sudden attack, esp. one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.Used with allusion to the military attack by Japanese aircraft on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, which, delivered without a declaration of war, severely damaged the surprised U.S. Pacific fleet and began the Pacific phase of the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > specific attack

Pearl Harbour1942

Tet offensive1968

1942 Progressive 31 Jan. 272/2 Compare these recently abandoned myths in Britain with the pre-Pearl Harbor folklore about the Japanese which prevailed in the United States.]

1942 Capital (Topeka, Kansas) 20 Mar. 15/3 Delay along this line is the delay that spells Pearl Harbor to the vital industrial nerve centers of our economy.

1945 A. Koestler Twilight Bar ii. 44 Maybe they are doing a Pearl Harbour on us.

1959 Economist 10 Jan. 99/2 It will put a premium on ‘Pearl Harbour’ tactics to knock out opposing missiles before they leave the ground.

1978 Times 20 May 14/2 Mrs Thatcher was caught with the Sunday morning Pearl Harbour attack by Mr Peregrine Worsthorne..in last week's Sunday Telegraph.

2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Mar. r. 10/5 As for cyberterrorism being a threat, he says he thinks the idea of ‘electronic Pearl Harbors’ occurring is ‘garbage’, largely because terrorists strive for visual images in their attacks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Pearl HarbourPearl Harborv.

Brit.

/ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə/, U.S.

/ˈpərl ˈhɑrbər/

Forms: see Pearl Harbour n.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Pearl Harbour n.

Etymology: < Pearl Harbour n.

transitive. To attack suddenly and without warning.See note s.v. Pearl Harbour n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] > attack suddenly

to come on ——eOE

to come upon ——c1175

to start upon ——a1393

to start on ——a1398

descend?a1425

to come down1539

surprise1548

ambuscade1676

insult1775

swoop1797

Pearl Harbour1943

1943 Times Record (Troy, N.Y.) 19 Jan. 6/6 It [sc. the Eagle Club] came into being long before the United States was Pearl Harbored into active belligerancy.

1963 Guardian 8 Jan. 8/4 No aggressor would dare to Pearl-Harbour any member nation of this club.

1989 A. Vachss Hard Candy ci. 163 We go in on a thing with you—and you Pearl Harbor us—leave us with our dicks in our hands.

2002 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 23 Nov. 21 The view of Commonwealth deteriorated further this month when the bank ‘Pearl Harboured’ the market at its annual general meeting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearl harbour
释义	Pearl HarbourPearl Harborn. Brit. /ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˈhɑrbər/ Forms: 1900s– Pearl Harbor (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– Pearl Harbour. Origin: From a proper name; modelled on a Hawaiian lexical item. Etymon: proper name Pearl Harbor. Etymology: < Pearl Harbor, the name of a U.S. naval base on Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Islands, after Hawaiian Wai Momi, lit. ‘pearl waters’ < wai water + momi pearl. A sudden attack, esp. one mounted without warning and bringing disaster; an unexpected and disastrous setback.Used with allusion to the military attack by Japanese aircraft on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, which, delivered without a declaration of war, severely damaged the surprised U.S. Pacific fleet and began the Pacific phase of the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > specific attack Pearl Harbour1942 Tet offensive1968 1942 Progressive 31 Jan. 272/2 Compare these recently abandoned myths in Britain with the pre-Pearl Harbor folklore about the Japanese which prevailed in the United States.] 1942 Capital (Topeka, Kansas) 20 Mar. 15/3 Delay along this line is the delay that spells Pearl Harbor to the vital industrial nerve centers of our economy. 1945 A. Koestler Twilight Bar ii. 44 Maybe they are doing a Pearl Harbour on us. 1959 Economist 10 Jan. 99/2 It will put a premium on ‘Pearl Harbour’ tactics to knock out opposing missiles before they leave the ground. 1978 Times 20 May 14/2 Mrs Thatcher was caught with the Sunday morning Pearl Harbour attack by Mr Peregrine Worsthorne..in last week's Sunday Telegraph. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Mar. r. 10/5 As for cyberterrorism being a threat, he says he thinks the idea of ‘electronic Pearl Harbors’ occurring is ‘garbage’, largely because terrorists strive for visual images in their attacks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Pearl HarbourPearl Harborv. Brit. /ˌpəːl ˈhɑːbə/, U.S. /ˈpərl ˈhɑrbər/ Forms: see Pearl Harbour n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Pearl Harbour n. Etymology: < Pearl Harbour n. transitive. To attack suddenly and without warning.See note s.v. Pearl Harbour n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] > attack suddenly to come on ——eOE to come upon ——c1175 to start upon ——a1393 to start on ——a1398 descend?a1425 to come down1539 surprise1548 ambuscade1676 insult1775 swoop1797 Pearl Harbour1943 1943 Times Record (Troy, N.Y.) 19 Jan. 6/6 It [sc. the Eagle Club] came into being long before the United States was Pearl Harbored into active belligerancy. 1963 Guardian 8 Jan. 8/4 No aggressor would dare to Pearl-Harbour any member nation of this club. 1989 A. Vachss Hard Candy ci. 163 We go in on a thing with you—and you Pearl Harbor us—leave us with our dicks in our hands. 2002 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 23 Nov. 21 The view of Commonwealth deteriorated further this month when the bank ‘Pearl Harboured’ the market at its annual general meeting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942v.1943
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