savoir vivren.

Brit.

/ˌsavwɑː ˈviːvrə/, U.S.

/ˈˌsævˌwɑr ˈvivrə/

Forms: 1700s– savoir vivre, 1800s sçavoir vivre.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French savoir-vivre, sçavoir-vivre.

Etymology: < French savoir-vivre, †sçavoir-vivre, noun (a1680) < savoir , †sçavoir savoir n. + vivre to live (see vivers n.). Compare French savoir vivre (verb) to conform to modern customs (1466 in Middle French).

Knowledge of the world and the ways of society; ability to conduct oneself well; worldly wisdom, sophistication.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [noun]

shrewdnessa1616

common sense1658

savoir vivre1745

savoir faire1788

savoir1823

conventional wisdom1838

sophistication1850

canniness1878

hep1914

hipness1937

move1966

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > knowledge of how to behave > knowledge of conventions of society

savoir vivre1745

man-of-the-worldism1868

man-of-the-worldliness1891

1745 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. II. xviii. 330 Eugenio..is acquainted with their Savoir-vivre, the Art of Living, upon which they pique themselves so much.

1755 W. Mason Let. 27 June in T. Gray Corr. (1971) I. 423 Tho France is remarkable for its savoir-vivre and Italy for its virtù. Yet Germany is the reservoir of solid Literature.

1806 J. Pinkerton Recoll. Paris II. 98 The use of red wine with oysters shews great want of sçavoir vivre.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. vi. xlviii. 361 People with any savoir vivre don't make a fuss about such things.

1916 F. Swinnerton Chaste Wife (1917) iii. xxvii. 391 So Priscilla, strangely comforted by his air of savoir-vivre, tickled Romeo, and felt very much better.

1980 P. Larkin Let. 14 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 629 I was able, from the wealth of my infinitely greater savoir vivre, nous, sens d'occasion and what not, to put her wise.

2006 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press (Nexis) 6 Mar. d1 I might not give in to drinking wine before noon or any of the other vices that come hand-in-hand with a laid-back European savoir vivre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	savoir vivre
释义	savoir vivren. Brit. /ˌsavwɑː ˈviːvrə/, U.S. /ˈˌsævˌwɑr ˈvivrə/ Forms: 1700s– savoir vivre, 1800s sçavoir vivre. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French savoir-vivre, sçavoir-vivre. Etymology: < French savoir-vivre, †sçavoir-vivre, noun (a1680) < savoir , †sçavoir savoir n. + vivre to live (see vivers n.). Compare French savoir vivre (verb) to conform to modern customs (1466 in Middle French). Knowledge of the world and the ways of society; ability to conduct oneself well; worldly wisdom, sophistication. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [noun] shrewdnessa1616 common sense1658 savoir vivre1745 savoir faire1788 savoir1823 conventional wisdom1838 sophistication1850 canniness1878 hep1914 hipness1937 move1966 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > knowledge of how to behave > knowledge of conventions of society savoir vivre1745 man-of-the-worldism1868 man-of-the-worldliness1891 1745 D. Fordyce Dialogues conc. Educ. II. xviii. 330 Eugenio..is acquainted with their Savoir-vivre, the Art of Living, upon which they pique themselves so much. 1755 W. Mason Let. 27 June in T. Gray Corr. (1971) I. 423 Tho France is remarkable for its savoir-vivre and Italy for its virtù. Yet Germany is the reservoir of solid Literature. 1806 J. Pinkerton Recoll. Paris II. 98 The use of red wine with oysters shews great want of sçavoir vivre. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. vi. xlviii. 361 People with any savoir vivre don't make a fuss about such things. 1916 F. Swinnerton Chaste Wife (1917) iii. xxvii. 391 So Priscilla, strangely comforted by his air of savoir-vivre, tickled Romeo, and felt very much better. 1980 P. Larkin Let. 14 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 629 I was able, from the wealth of my infinitely greater savoir vivre, nous, sens d'occasion and what not, to put her wise. 2006 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press (Nexis) 6 Mar. d1 I might not give in to drinking wine before noon or any of the other vices that come hand-in-hand with a laid-back European savoir vivre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1745
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