question and answern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈɑːnsə/,

/ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈansə/, U.S.

/ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈænsər/,

/ˌkwɛʃtʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈænsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: question n., and conj.¹, answer n.

Etymology: < question n. + and conj.¹ + answer n.

A. n.

A dialogue or session consisting of alternating questions and answers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > an answer, response > to a question

question and answer1817

Q and A1837

counter-question1864

counter-questioning1877

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > other types of conversation

diabologuea1713

giff-gaff1787

by-dialogue1817

question and answer1817

war-talk1831

fast talk1866

heart-to-heart1904

pseudo-conversation1926

team talk1947

psychodrama1952

catch-up1972

1817 J. Keats Let. 10 Sept. (1931) 39 My dear Fanny, Let us now begin a regular question and answer—a little pro and con.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. vi. 105 A quick fire of undertoned question and answer went round.

1908 Mrs. H. Ward Diana Mallory ii. xii. 237 The trivial question-and-answer of the tea-making.

1991 Source Dec. 17/2 He golly-gee-whizzes his way through the question-and-answer, asking such clunkers as ‘What's the worst thing you've done?’

B. adj.

Consisting of or characterized by questions and answers.Earliest in question and answer book: cf. answer book n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > accompanied by questions

question and answer1821

Q and A1837

1821 London Med. Repository 15 357 I would ask..whether a man may not have learnt it, like a parrot, from the ‘question and answer book’.

1839 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 255 The question-and-answer lessons on Scripture History.

1899 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 22 Dec. 4/4 Abandon the question and answer form of recitation. If the pupils are taught in this way it will destroy connective thinking, as it gives the pupil mental nudges.

1946 Evening Sun (Hanover, Pa.) 15 June 4/6 Chubby Happy Felton, the ‘Guess Who’ quizzard, reading a question and answer book.

1957 E. Bott Family & Social Network ii. 42 The question-and-answer pattern of fact-collecting.

1977 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Oct. 20/2 It was decided to organise..a question-and-answer programme on an electronic screen.

1990 Lang. Learning Jrnl. Sept. 20/1 Use the foreign language when we are doing exercises, question-and-answer work, and other unreal (non-communicative) things.

2004 M. W. Newall & M. N. Grashina (title) Project management question and answer book.

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

单词	question and answer
释义	question and answern.adj. Brit. /ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈɑːnsə/, /ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈansə/, U.S. /ˌkwɛstʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈænsər/, /ˌkwɛʃtʃ(ə)n (ə)n(d) ˈænsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: question n., and conj.¹, answer n. Etymology: < question n. + and conj.¹ + answer n. A. n. A dialogue or session consisting of alternating questions and answers. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [noun] > an answer, response > to a question question and answer1817 Q and A1837 counter-question1864 counter-questioning1877 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > other types of conversation diabologuea1713 giff-gaff1787 by-dialogue1817 question and answer1817 war-talk1831 fast talk1866 heart-to-heart1904 pseudo-conversation1926 team talk1947 psychodrama1952 catch-up1972 1817 J. Keats Let. 10 Sept. (1931) 39 My dear Fanny, Let us now begin a regular question and answer—a little pro and con. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. vi. 105 A quick fire of undertoned question and answer went round. 1908 Mrs. H. Ward Diana Mallory ii. xii. 237 The trivial question-and-answer of the tea-making. 1991 Source Dec. 17/2 He golly-gee-whizzes his way through the question-and-answer, asking such clunkers as ‘What's the worst thing you've done?’ B. adj. Consisting of or characterized by questions and answers.Earliest in question and answer book: cf. answer book n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > accompanied by questions question and answer1821 Q and A1837 1821 London Med. Repository 15 357 I would ask..whether a man may not have learnt it, like a parrot, from the ‘question and answer book’. 1839 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 255 The question-and-answer lessons on Scripture History. 1899 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 22 Dec. 4/4 Abandon the question and answer form of recitation. If the pupils are taught in this way it will destroy connective thinking, as it gives the pupil mental nudges. 1946 Evening Sun (Hanover, Pa.) 15 June 4/6 Chubby Happy Felton, the ‘Guess Who’ quizzard, reading a question and answer book. 1957 E. Bott Family & Social Network ii. 42 The question-and-answer pattern of fact-collecting. 1977 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Oct. 20/2 It was decided to organise..a question-and-answer programme on an electronic screen. 1990 Lang. Learning Jrnl. Sept. 20/1 Use the foreign language when we are doing exercises, question-and-answer work, and other unreal (non-communicative) things. 2004 M. W. Newall & M. N. Grashina (title) Project management question and answer book. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1817
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