单词 | retraite |
释义 | retraiten.ΚΠ 1806 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 10 Science 78 Had this lava been melted in the crater, accompanied by an effervescence, and then a retraite, to which Spalanzani ascribes the formation of the pillars; it must have obeyed the laws of other fluids. 2. Chiefly in French contexts. a. A place of seclusion and privacy; a secluded residence; = retreat n. 4b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [noun] wroa1300 recluse1474 reclusage1480 retreatc1500 retire1595 rendezvous1598 retirement1603 recess1611 shadea1616 Jericho1635 privacy1648 sequesterment1778 seclusion1791 retraite1814 backwater1820 hideaway1930 1814 Crit. Rev. Aug. 139 This petite maison however, was not the retraite of a woman of fashion: it was the bijou of a young banker. 1825 Hist. Paris from Earliest Period to Present Day II. ii. 3 It was round, and contained a chapel, a retraite, and several chambers and was ascended by a winding staircase. 1920 G. O'Donovan Conquest i. v. 61 There's the carpet bag that he used to take to the retraites with him..during Holy Week. b. The state of being in seclusion, devoting oneself to prayer, study, or meditation; (also) a period spent in seclusion. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun] privity?c1225 reclusionc1430 abstractionc1450 recess?1532 privacy1534 solitariousness1545 retirea1554 secess1570 privatenessa1586 retirednessa1586 retirement1603 secrecy1607 closeness1612 shadow1612 privatea1616 recluseness1648 abstractednessa1653 recluse1665 abscondence1694 seclusion1785 seclusiveness1822 retiracy1824 secludedness1835 retraite1843 1843 J. S. Buckingham Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick xvi. 217 I was told that in the Catholic Church, the practice is not uncommon, of setting aside a particular period, like this week of the Retraite, for the express purpose of devoting it entirely to religious exercises. 1860 E. C. Gaskell Let. 27 Aug. (1966) 631 I quite understand the wisdom of French ladies going into rétraite. 1905 19th Cent. & After Nov. 743 She..sent her footman to affix her card to a desk close under the pulpit, retaining the seat, as she imagines, for the whole week of Retraite. 1994 L. S. Granger tr. J. Duindam Myths of Power vii. 172 Saint-Simon also regularly went into retraite in the Abbey of La Trappe. 3. Military. Chiefly in France or in French contexts: a piece of music played to mark the end of a celebration, or to signal the end of the day. Cf. retreat n. 5c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal to retreat retreat1483 retraict1538 retraite1825 1825 T. A. Boswell Jrnl. Exile I. iv. 116 At that moment the trumpets of the guards were heard sounding the retraite. 1858 W. M. Thackeray in Harper's Mag. Dec. 111/1 We would have many a concert, the men joining in chorus, or dancing to my homely music, until it was interrupted by the drums and the retraite. 1883 Standard 21 Sept. 3/1 A grand dinner..was followed by the performance of a retraite by the combined bands of the Eleventh Army Corps. 1911 R. Pryce Christopher iv. 34 In an hour or so the Retraite would sound, when even soldiers went to bed. 1914 J. F. Gallatin Great Peace Maker: Diary J. Gallatin iv. 198 There were fifty men two by two holding bentwood frames with lanthorns, two fine military bands played, and, for the retraite, we had the Corps de Chasse from Compiegne. 1997 D. G. Herrman Arming of Europe (new ed.) vi. 175 Public military displays, like the reinstitution of the retraite played by military bands in the streets of Paris, became increasingly conspicuous. 4. en retraite: see en retraite adv. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806 |
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