real lifen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɪəl ˈlʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˌri(ə)l ˈlaɪf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: real adj.², life n.

Etymology: < real adj.² + life n.

A. n.

Life as it is lived in reality, involving unwelcome as well as welcome experiences, as distinct from a fictional or idealized world; (also) one's regular or customary life. Frequently in in real life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > as it actually exists

real life1694

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > the real world or real life

real life1694

real world1721

1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) sig. A3^v In short, my Lord, I shall be very proud to Please a Sidney;..whose Characters are Romances to the rest of Mankind, but real Life in his own Family.

1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband sig. A7 I thought such violent Measures, however just they might be in real Life, were too severe for Comedy.

1766 E. Carter Let. 1 July in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 138 The most visionary speculatist must sometimes awake to the cares and solicitudes of real life.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 70 Nothing is more unlike a novel than real life.

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind v. 34 Insolence to a governess is an old stock complaint. In real life, I never heard of it from anyone by birth and breeding a lady.

1930 C. R. Benstead Retreat i. 26 My servant's looking after you pro tem. Bell. You'll find him a good 'un. A laird or something in real life.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier ix. 182 One could..give everything away, change one's name and start out with no money... But in real life nobody ever does that kind of thing.

2002 C. M. Byron Martha Inc. vii. 92 Instead of real life in the exhausted two-income households of the stagflation seventies, Entertaining offered a fantasy world of grandiloquent leisure.

B. adj. (attributive).

Existing in real life; actual, as opposed to fictional; (also) concerned with or describing real life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adjective]

present1340

actuala1398

absolutec1443

effectualc1475

bodilya1616

effective1620

deedy1781

real lifec1819

positive1831

factual1846

transactional1858

entitative1862

real world1963

c1819 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1998) IV. 787 The II Scene illustrated by reference to the Play in Hamlet, in which the Epic is substituted for the Tragic in order to make the latter be felt as the real-Life Diction.

1838 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 31 28 The writers and readers..in France have..a thirst for something which shall address itself to their real-life feelings.

1909 Daily Chron. 16 Apr. 3/5 Jocelyn Johnstone..showed..humour in her sketches of..‘real life’ scenes.

1957 P. Suppes Introd. to Logic xii. 286 Textbook problems (as opposed to real-life problems).

1980 Sojourner (Nexis) 30 June 12 Her life's work: running a composers' summer community (like the real-life MacDowell Colony) as a memorial to Maclaren.

2002 S. Stacey & J. Fairley 21st Cent. Beauty Bible Introd. 6/2 Our signature..has been to carry out Tried & Tested surveys on real women, using products in real-life situations.

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

单词	real life
释义	real lifen.adj. Brit. /ˌrɪəl ˈlʌɪf/, U.S. /ˌri(ə)l ˈlaɪf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: real adj.², life n. Etymology: < real adj.² + life n. A. n. Life as it is lived in reality, involving unwelcome as well as welcome experiences, as distinct from a fictional or idealized world; (also) one's regular or customary life. Frequently in in real life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > as it actually exists real life1694 the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > the real world or real life real life1694 real world1721 1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) sig. A3^v In short, my Lord, I shall be very proud to Please a Sidney;..whose Characters are Romances to the rest of Mankind, but real Life in his own Family. 1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband sig. A7 I thought such violent Measures, however just they might be in real Life, were too severe for Comedy. 1766 E. Carter Let. 1 July in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 138 The most visionary speculatist must sometimes awake to the cares and solicitudes of real life. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 70 Nothing is more unlike a novel than real life. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind v. 34 Insolence to a governess is an old stock complaint. In real life, I never heard of it from anyone by birth and breeding a lady. 1930 C. R. Benstead Retreat i. 26 My servant's looking after you pro tem. Bell. You'll find him a good 'un. A laird or something in real life. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier ix. 182 One could..give everything away, change one's name and start out with no money... But in real life nobody ever does that kind of thing. 2002 C. M. Byron Martha Inc. vii. 92 Instead of real life in the exhausted two-income households of the stagflation seventies, Entertaining offered a fantasy world of grandiloquent leisure. B. adj. (attributive). Existing in real life; actual, as opposed to fictional; (also) concerned with or describing real life. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adjective] present1340 actuala1398 absolutec1443 effectualc1475 bodilya1616 effective1620 deedy1781 real lifec1819 positive1831 factual1846 transactional1858 entitative1862 real world1963 c1819 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1998) IV. 787 The II Scene illustrated by reference to the Play in Hamlet, in which the Epic is substituted for the Tragic in order to make the latter be felt as the real-Life Diction. 1838 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 31 28 The writers and readers..in France have..a thirst for something which shall address itself to their real-life feelings. 1909 Daily Chron. 16 Apr. 3/5 Jocelyn Johnstone..showed..humour in her sketches of..‘real life’ scenes. 1957 P. Suppes Introd. to Logic xii. 286 Textbook problems (as opposed to real-life problems). 1980 Sojourner (Nexis) 30 June 12 Her life's work: running a composers' summer community (like the real-life MacDowell Colony) as a memorial to Maclaren. 2002 S. Stacey & J. Fairley 21st Cent. Beauty Bible Introd. 6/2 Our signature..has been to carry out Tried & Tested surveys on real women, using products in real-life situations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1694
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