ratén.⁵adj.²

Brit.

/ˈrateɪ/, U.S.

/ˈræˌteɪ/

Forms: 1800s– raté, 1900s– ratée.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French raté.

Etymology: < French raté, use as noun and adjective of past participle of rater to fail (18th cent.) < rat rat n.¹, after the phrase prendre un rat (of a firearm) to fail to go off (1651).Not fully naturalized in English.

A. n.⁵

A person who has failed in his or her vocation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who has failed in his vocation

raté1883

1883 H. James in Cent. Mag. Aug. 506/1 An uncirculated dramatic poem in the manner of Goethe, and center of a little group of ratés—a collection of dead-beats as we say today.

1910 B. W. Wells Mod. Fr. Lit. xiii. 477 The mean spirit of D'Argenton, the poet, who, with his attendant group of ratés, the failures of literature and art, forms a sort of mutual admiration club.

1966 New Statesman 9 Sept. 369/1 Yves Montand..is too plump and groomed to make a creditable raté.

1977 Times 7 Sept. 10/7 They are failures... They will all be ratés and hopeless when they are 30.

1988 K. Racevskis in J. Bernauer & D. M. Rasmussen Final Foucault 26 And yet, in spite of Rameau's insights and superior understanding, in spite of his application in the study of useful behavior, he is, curiously, a raté.

B. adj.²

Ineffective, miscarried. Also of a person: consistently unsuccessful. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > gone wrong

raté1905

snafued1944

misfired1949

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons

unsped1390

empty-handed1573

empty1583

speedless1586

unsuccessful1659

unattaining1834

fruitless1843

raté1949

1905 R. Fry Let. 21 Jan. (1972) I. 233 His scheme being raté is a blow to his prestige.

1913 E. Sidgwick Succession xii. 290 ‘He did not like it.’ ‘Your grandfather didn't?’ ‘The recital was raté, for him.’

1949 E. Hyams Not in our Stars v. 47 A raté sensualist, he would willingly have enjoyed an ‘affair’ with Miriam.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raté
释义	ratén.⁵adj.² Brit. /ˈrateɪ/, U.S. /ˈræˌteɪ/ Forms: 1800s– raté, 1900s– ratée. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French raté. Etymology: < French raté, use as noun and adjective of past participle of rater to fail (18th cent.) < rat rat n.¹, after the phrase prendre un rat (of a firearm) to fail to go off (1651).Not fully naturalized in English. A. n.⁵ A person who has failed in his or her vocation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > one who or that which is unsuccessful > one who is a failure > one who has failed in his vocation raté1883 1883 H. James in Cent. Mag. Aug. 506/1 An uncirculated dramatic poem in the manner of Goethe, and center of a little group of ratés—a collection of dead-beats as we say today. 1910 B. W. Wells Mod. Fr. Lit. xiii. 477 The mean spirit of D'Argenton, the poet, who, with his attendant group of ratés, the failures of literature and art, forms a sort of mutual admiration club. 1966 New Statesman 9 Sept. 369/1 Yves Montand..is too plump and groomed to make a creditable raté. 1977 Times 7 Sept. 10/7 They are failures... They will all be ratés and hopeless when they are 30. 1988 K. Racevskis in J. Bernauer & D. M. Rasmussen Final Foucault 26 And yet, in spite of Rameau's insights and superior understanding, in spite of his application in the study of useful behavior, he is, curiously, a raté. B. adj.² Ineffective, miscarried. Also of a person: consistently unsuccessful. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > gone wrong raté1905 snafued1944 misfired1949 the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons unsped1390 empty-handed1573 empty1583 speedless1586 unsuccessful1659 unattaining1834 fruitless1843 raté1949 1905 R. Fry Let. 21 Jan. (1972) I. 233 His scheme being raté is a blow to his prestige. 1913 E. Sidgwick Succession xii. 290 ‘He did not like it.’ ‘Your grandfather didn't?’ ‘The recital was raté, for him.’ 1949 E. Hyams Not in our Stars v. 47 A raté sensualist, he would willingly have enjoyed an ‘affair’ with Miriam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.⁵adj.²1883
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