pre-waradj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈwɔː/, U.S.

/priˈwɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, war n.¹

Etymology: < pre- prefix + war n.¹

A. adj.

Belonging to, dating from, or characteristic of the period before a war, now usually the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > before or after war

antebellum1826

postbellum1841

post-war1853

pre-war1868

1868 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 31 85 As regards quantity consumed..1867 is already beyond the pre-war period, 1856–60.

1908 Daily Chron. 24 Apr. 7/3 The Transvaal Government..are thoroughly honest—a great difference from the pre-war days.

1918 Blighty 8 May 10/2 You'll find a bottle of whisky somewhere about... Don't waste it, it's pre-war whisky.

1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vii. 277 How stupid and pre-war! Why couldn't he, like her, be free, be supple, take life as it came?

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxix. 260 What dealt our pre-war world its mortal blow was the supine cowardice and hypocrisy of so-called democrats.

1958 Listener 6 Nov. 719/1 He [sc. Lord Montgomery] has severe and deserved strictures on the pre-war governments for their failure to bring the army up to date.

1975 New Yorker 28 Apr. 112/2 The Thai Nguyen steelworks now produces only pig iron, but planners hope that in two or three years it will regain its prewar capacity of a hundred and seventy thousand metric tons of steel annually.

1996 J. Updike In Beauty of Lilies 284 It was all depressing..the furniture funky and stained and pre-war.

B. adv.

Before a war, now usually the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > [adverb] > before war

antebellum1801

pre-war1920

1920 Econ. Conditions Central Europe i. 12 Four million tons of coal were imported annually pre-war, mainly to Petrograd and Baltic ports.

1928 Daily Tel. 4 Sept. 9/6 Some time pre-war there was a large contract out for tender from a foreign Government for water tanks.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Apr. 288/4 The turnover of land is low, indicating a considerable decrease in distress sales as compared with pre-war.

1974 Daily Tel. 17 July 18 Pre-war, the 1933 Wimbledon final..bears a similarity to this last championship.

1990 B. Grant Deaf Advance (BNC) 61 The expectations of the post-war generation of the deaf were considerably higher than they had been pre-war.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pre-war
释义	pre-waradj.adv. Brit. /ˌpriːˈwɔː/, U.S. /priˈwɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, war n.¹ Etymology: < pre- prefix + war n.¹ A. adj. Belonging to, dating from, or characteristic of the period before a war, now usually the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > before or after war antebellum1826 postbellum1841 post-war1853 pre-war1868 1868 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 31 85 As regards quantity consumed..1867 is already beyond the pre-war period, 1856–60. 1908 Daily Chron. 24 Apr. 7/3 The Transvaal Government..are thoroughly honest—a great difference from the pre-war days. 1918 Blighty 8 May 10/2 You'll find a bottle of whisky somewhere about... Don't waste it, it's pre-war whisky. 1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vii. 277 How stupid and pre-war! Why couldn't he, like her, be free, be supple, take life as it came? 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxix. 260 What dealt our pre-war world its mortal blow was the supine cowardice and hypocrisy of so-called democrats. 1958 Listener 6 Nov. 719/1 He [sc. Lord Montgomery] has severe and deserved strictures on the pre-war governments for their failure to bring the army up to date. 1975 New Yorker 28 Apr. 112/2 The Thai Nguyen steelworks now produces only pig iron, but planners hope that in two or three years it will regain its prewar capacity of a hundred and seventy thousand metric tons of steel annually. 1996 J. Updike In Beauty of Lilies 284 It was all depressing..the furniture funky and stained and pre-war. B. adv. Before a war, now usually the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adverb] > before war antebellum1801 pre-war1920 1920 Econ. Conditions Central Europe i. 12 Four million tons of coal were imported annually pre-war, mainly to Petrograd and Baltic ports. 1928 Daily Tel. 4 Sept. 9/6 Some time pre-war there was a large contract out for tender from a foreign Government for water tanks. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Apr. 288/4 The turnover of land is low, indicating a considerable decrease in distress sales as compared with pre-war. 1974 Daily Tel. 17 July 18 Pre-war, the 1933 Wimbledon final..bears a similarity to this last championship. 1990 B. Grant Deaf Advance (BNC) 61 The expectations of the post-war generation of the deaf were considerably higher than they had been pre-war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.1868
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