belle époquen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbɛl eɪˈpɒk/, U.S.

/ˌbɛl əˈpɑk/

Forms: 1900s– belle époque, 1900s– belle epoque. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French belle époque.

Etymology: < French belle époque, literally ‘beautiful era’ (1st half of the 18th cent. in sense ‘golden age’) < belle belle adj. + époque epoch n.The phrase la belle époque occasionally occurs earlier in English in the context of the presentation or discussion of various periods of classical history in French museums or by French speakers:1874 Morning Post 1 June 5/3 We have first a few illustrations of ancient architecture of the old Imperial epoch, such as..the Temple of Augustus, of ‘la belle époque’.1897 J. H. Barrows World-pilgrimage xviii. 230 It may be a failure to appreciate the importance of the earlier and later periods of Athenian history,..but it always gave me a pleasant feeling to overhear the French-speaking guides say of this or that thing that it did or did not belong to ‘la belle epoque’. Not fully naturalized in English.

A. n.

With the or in la belle époque. A period of peace, prosperity, and progress; a golden age; spec. the period of peace and prosperity in the Western world in the decades preceding the First World War (1914–18), characterized by cultural vitality, artistic accomplishment, and scientific progress, esp. as epitomized in Parisian society at that time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > time of prosperity

highOE

golden age1561

halcyon days1570

gilded age1655

heyday1751

high point1787

millennium1821

palmy days1837

up1843

clover summer1866

flower-time1873

belle époque1910

glory-days1956

1910 Archit. Rec. 28 352/2 For two months it will be Delafosse and the ‘belle epoque’ of Louis XVI. Then there is a sudden reversion to the Roman sternness of Piranesi.

1947 Burlington Mag. Apr. 105/1 Pierre Bonnard..belonged essentially to the last days of the nineteenth century: he was formed during the ‘Belle epoque’ of Parisian life.

1960 Guardian Jan. 11 4/4 Almost mythical institutions in the Paris society of the belle époque.

1966 A. E. Hotchner Papa Hemingway iv. 75 I'm going so damn good now, and in a real belle époque.

1986 Amer. Scholar 65 484 At almost forty, I had my belle époque.

1995 Observer 10 Sept. (Life Suppl.) 62/1 France's most outrageous..music-hall performer, the toast of La Belle Epoque.

1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) iv. 92 The skull—about 70,000 years old, dating from the Neandertal belle époque.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. a4/2 Nicknamed ‘the Green Fairy’,..absinthe was associated with the writers, painters, prostitutes and anarchists of the belle epoque.

B. adj.

Designating the period of the belle époque; of, relating to, or characteristic of this period.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places

golden?a1439

wealthyc1460

Saturnian1592

silver1659

millenary1700

heroic1793

Pericleana1822

flush1840

millennial1859

belle époque1957

1957 Sight & Sound Spring 190/2 The second of Franju's projects is the filming of Fantomas, the story of a French master criminal of the Belle Epoque period.

1966 N.Y. Times 1 Oct. 20 Mr Glazebrooke has turned the area into a ‘belle epoque’ pavilion with a sunny, airy effect achieved by lighting, cream-colored walls broken up by painted art nouveau arches, and deep gold carpeting.

1980 Times 28 Jan. 14/5 Only in the last couple of years have prices approaching this been paid for belle époque artists.

1991 Brit. Jrnl. Criminol. 21 437 R. Nye's work..persuasively locates the Belle Époque obsession with crime in the context of wider concerns.

2006 Olive Oct. (Foodie Cities Suppl.) 44 For an apéro..or an after-dinner coffee or cognac there are few classier settings than this belle époque café.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belle époque
释义	belle époquen.adj. Brit. /ˌbɛl eɪˈpɒk/, U.S. /ˌbɛl əˈpɑk/ Forms: 1900s– belle époque, 1900s– belle epoque. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French belle époque. Etymology: < French belle époque, literally ‘beautiful era’ (1st half of the 18th cent. in sense ‘golden age’) < belle belle adj. + époque epoch n.The phrase la belle époque occasionally occurs earlier in English in the context of the presentation or discussion of various periods of classical history in French museums or by French speakers:1874 Morning Post 1 June 5/3 We have first a few illustrations of ancient architecture of the old Imperial epoch, such as..the Temple of Augustus, of ‘la belle époque’.1897 J. H. Barrows World-pilgrimage xviii. 230 It may be a failure to appreciate the importance of the earlier and later periods of Athenian history,..but it always gave me a pleasant feeling to overhear the French-speaking guides say of this or that thing that it did or did not belong to ‘la belle epoque’. Not fully naturalized in English. A. n. With the or in la belle époque. A period of peace, prosperity, and progress; a golden age; spec. the period of peace and prosperity in the Western world in the decades preceding the First World War (1914–18), characterized by cultural vitality, artistic accomplishment, and scientific progress, esp. as epitomized in Parisian society at that time. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > time of prosperity highOE golden age1561 halcyon days1570 gilded age1655 heyday1751 high point1787 millennium1821 palmy days1837 up1843 clover summer1866 flower-time1873 belle époque1910 glory-days1956 1910 Archit. Rec. 28 352/2 For two months it will be Delafosse and the ‘belle epoque’ of Louis XVI. Then there is a sudden reversion to the Roman sternness of Piranesi. 1947 Burlington Mag. Apr. 105/1 Pierre Bonnard..belonged essentially to the last days of the nineteenth century: he was formed during the ‘Belle epoque’ of Parisian life. 1960 Guardian Jan. 11 4/4 Almost mythical institutions in the Paris society of the belle époque. 1966 A. E. Hotchner Papa Hemingway iv. 75 I'm going so damn good now, and in a real belle époque. 1986 Amer. Scholar 65 484 At almost forty, I had my belle époque. 1995 Observer 10 Sept. (Life Suppl.) 62/1 France's most outrageous..music-hall performer, the toast of La Belle Epoque. 1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) iv. 92 The skull—about 70,000 years old, dating from the Neandertal belle époque. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. a4/2 Nicknamed ‘the Green Fairy’,..absinthe was associated with the writers, painters, prostitutes and anarchists of the belle epoque. B. adj. Designating the period of the belle époque; of, relating to, or characteristic of this period. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > characterized by prosperity > of times or places golden?a1439 wealthyc1460 Saturnian1592 silver1659 millenary1700 heroic1793 Pericleana1822 flush1840 millennial1859 belle époque1957 1957 Sight & Sound Spring 190/2 The second of Franju's projects is the filming of Fantomas, the story of a French master criminal of the Belle Epoque period. 1966 N.Y. Times 1 Oct. 20 Mr Glazebrooke has turned the area into a ‘belle epoque’ pavilion with a sunny, airy effect achieved by lighting, cream-colored walls broken up by painted art nouveau arches, and deep gold carpeting. 1980 Times 28 Jan. 14/5 Only in the last couple of years have prices approaching this been paid for belle époque artists. 1991 Brit. Jrnl. Criminol. 21 437 R. Nye's work..persuasively locates the Belle Époque obsession with crime in the context of wider concerns. 2006 Olive Oct. (Foodie Cities Suppl.) 44 For an apéro..or an after-dinner coffee or cognac there are few classier settings than this belle époque café. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1910
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