schoolroomn.

Brit.

/ˈskuːlruːm/,

/ˈskuːlrʊm/, U.S.

/ˈskulˌrum/,

/ˈskulˌrʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: school n.¹, room n.¹

Etymology: < school n.¹ + room n.¹ Compare earlier schoolhouse n. and school hall n. at school n.¹ Compounds 5a.

a. A room in which a school is held; a classroom. Also: a room in a private house, in which the children of the family are taught. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > schoolroom

schoolroom1673

classroom1777

form-room1875

1673 J. Phillips Duellum Musicum in M. Locke Present Pract. Musick 65 White Boys..admitted into the School-Room to converse with his young Gentlewomen.

1677 E. Ravenscroft Scaramouch iii. i. 33 (title of scene) A school-room.

1773 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 15 Dec. in Jrnl. & Lett. 1773–4 (1957) 31 I have to myself in the Evening..my Liberty, either to continue in the school room, in my own Room, or to sit over at the great House.

1812 E. Weeton Let. July (1969) II. 58 I breakfast with Mr. & Mrs. Armitage, and then return again to the children till 9, we go into the school-room till 12.

1837 H. Pidgeon Mem. Shrewsbury 144 The school rooms are in the rear of the buildings, in which twenty-five boys and as many girls receive their education.

1860 M. Arnold Rep. Elem. Schools (1889) 86 This..may excuse individual managers for the dirty and unhealthy state of their school-rooms.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/1 To return to the peppermint-scented schoolroom.

1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 16 I should have to share a tiny schoolroom..with some thirty other..children.

2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales ix. 349/2 Ranging from a Celtic village and farmhouses to a Victorian schoolroom,..each of the 40 or so buildings has been furnished to reflect a period in its history.

b. figurative. In phrases, as a metonym for childhood or inexperience; esp. in in the schoolroom (of a young woman): not yet ‘out’ (out adv. 22c).

ΚΠ

1817 J. Porter Pastor's Fire-side II. vii. 179 The docile King of France was easily prevailed on to exchange a bride, still in the school-room, for a blooming young woman, full of accomplishments and charms.

1857 C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace I. viii. 126 ‘I suppose her daughters are not come out yet?’ ‘Her own are in the school-room; but there is a step-daughter who is much admired.’

1884 F. M. Peard Asheldon Schoolroom iii. 43 Already she had begun to turn longing eyes of friendship towards Sybil, who was grown up and quite out of the schoolroom.

1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife xi. 159 His manner towards them was affectionate, teasing, whimsical... They might have been his kid sisters just out of the schoolroom.

1977 ‘C. Fremlin’ Spider-orchid vii. 51 She's not ‘out’ yet, she's only in the schoolroom still.

1990 M. Wesley Sensible Life vi. 42 When she married him in 1908 at eighteen, she came straight from the schoolroom.

2. Available space or accommodation for schooling.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > school accommodation

schoolroom1816

1816 R. Owen in Rep. Comm. Expired & Expiring Laws 23 in Parl. Papers 1816–17 (H.C. 2) III. 1 When I was in Manchester last year, there was more school-room than children to fill it.

1884 Ann. Rep. School Comm. City of Providence 5 A new school..would..furnish needed school room for the children living in the vicinity of Delaine, Chaffee and Appleton streets.

1932 Wisconsin Mag. Hist. 16 66 It was during the discussion of the need of more school room that allusion was made to me.

2007 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 16 Homes are built, people are moved in, and then—as if out of the blue—it is discovered that there is not enough school room for the children.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1793 J. Aikin & A. L. Barbauld Evenings at Home III. 49 Tell me what is written over the school-room door.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. xviii. 353 Very good school-room chairs, not made for a theatre, I dare say.

1857 C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace I. xiv. 227 The school-room maid..was busy unpacking in a corner of the room.

1875 L. Troubridge Jrnl. 25 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 133 I..found everyone congregated round the school-room table.

1923 W. J. Locke Moordius & Co. ii. 17 The family can always come up if it likes for schoolroom tea.

1948 F. Thompson Still glides Stream iv. 91 They should have heard the music, the schoolroom piano and two violins.

1999 M. Roberts Fair Exchange 18 They were sitting crosslegged, in their nightgowns, on the floor in front of the schoolroom fire.

C2. attributive, with the sense ‘characteristic of or befitting the schoolroom or schoolchildren’.

ΚΠ

1905 Athenæum 8 Apr. 432/3 ‘School-room Humour’..is a capital shillingsworth.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvi. 343 Children whose schoolroom attitude to history is antipathetic.

1972 W. Labov Lang. in Inner City i. 30 The subjects are asked to change certain sentences to correct schoolroom English.

1992 Eng. Today Apr. 30/2 A long schoolroom tradition preserves the use of I and he and they after a linking verb.

Derivatives

ˈschoolroomy adj. characteristic of or befitting a schoolroom.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [adjective] > schoolroom

schoolroomy1894

1894 Hearth & Home 1 Mar. 528/1 Your scrap of carpet..has such a ‘schoolroomy’ look.

1975 D. Daniell Interpreter's House ii. 20 A bit schoolroomy, possibly, and a little too much the work of a belle-lettrist.

1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Jan. d1 This exhibition, at the core, is much more schoolroomy than spiritual.

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

单词	schoolroom
释义	schoolroomn. Brit. /ˈskuːlruːm/, /ˈskuːlrʊm/, U.S. /ˈskulˌrum/, /ˈskulˌrʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: school n.¹, room n.¹ Etymology: < school n.¹ + room n.¹ Compare earlier schoolhouse n. and school hall n. at school n.¹ Compounds 5a. 1. a. A room in which a school is held; a classroom. Also: a room in a private house, in which the children of the family are taught. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > schoolroom schoolroom1673 classroom1777 form-room1875 1673 J. Phillips Duellum Musicum in M. Locke Present Pract. Musick 65 White Boys..admitted into the School-Room to converse with his young Gentlewomen. 1677 E. Ravenscroft Scaramouch iii. i. 33 (title of scene) A school-room. 1773 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 15 Dec. in Jrnl. & Lett. 1773–4 (1957) 31 I have to myself in the Evening..my Liberty, either to continue in the school room, in my own Room, or to sit over at the great House. 1812 E. Weeton Let. July (1969) II. 58 I breakfast with Mr. & Mrs. Armitage, and then return again to the children till 9, we go into the school-room till 12. 1837 H. Pidgeon Mem. Shrewsbury 144 The school rooms are in the rear of the buildings, in which twenty-five boys and as many girls receive their education. 1860 M. Arnold Rep. Elem. Schools (1889) 86 This..may excuse individual managers for the dirty and unhealthy state of their school-rooms. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/1 To return to the peppermint-scented schoolroom. 1959 M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 16 I should have to share a tiny schoolroom..with some thirty other..children. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales ix. 349/2 Ranging from a Celtic village and farmhouses to a Victorian schoolroom,..each of the 40 or so buildings has been furnished to reflect a period in its history. b. figurative. In phrases, as a metonym for childhood or inexperience; esp. in in the schoolroom (of a young woman): not yet ‘out’ (out adv. 22c). ΚΠ 1817 J. Porter Pastor's Fire-side II. vii. 179 The docile King of France was easily prevailed on to exchange a bride, still in the school-room, for a blooming young woman, full of accomplishments and charms. 1857 C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace I. viii. 126 ‘I suppose her daughters are not come out yet?’ ‘Her own are in the school-room; but there is a step-daughter who is much admired.’ 1884 F. M. Peard Asheldon Schoolroom iii. 43 Already she had begun to turn longing eyes of friendship towards Sybil, who was grown up and quite out of the schoolroom. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife xi. 159 His manner towards them was affectionate, teasing, whimsical... They might have been his kid sisters just out of the schoolroom. 1977 ‘C. Fremlin’ Spider-orchid vii. 51 She's not ‘out’ yet, she's only in the schoolroom still. 1990 M. Wesley Sensible Life vi. 42 When she married him in 1908 at eighteen, she came straight from the schoolroom. 2. Available space or accommodation for schooling. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > school accommodation schoolroom1816 1816 R. Owen in Rep. Comm. Expired & Expiring Laws 23 in Parl. Papers 1816–17 (H.C. 2) III. 1 When I was in Manchester last year, there was more school-room than children to fill it. 1884 Ann. Rep. School Comm. City of Providence 5 A new school..would..furnish needed school room for the children living in the vicinity of Delaine, Chaffee and Appleton streets. 1932 Wisconsin Mag. Hist. 16 66 It was during the discussion of the need of more school room that allusion was made to me. 2007 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 6 Feb. 16 Homes are built, people are moved in, and then—as if out of the blue—it is discovered that there is not enough school room for the children. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1793 J. Aikin & A. L. Barbauld Evenings at Home III. 49 Tell me what is written over the school-room door. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. xviii. 353 Very good school-room chairs, not made for a theatre, I dare say. View more context for this quotation 1857 C. M. Yonge Dynevor Terrace I. xiv. 227 The school-room maid..was busy unpacking in a corner of the room. 1875 L. Troubridge Jrnl. 25 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 133 I..found everyone congregated round the school-room table. 1923 W. J. Locke Moordius & Co. ii. 17 The family can always come up if it likes for schoolroom tea. 1948 F. Thompson Still glides Stream iv. 91 They should have heard the music, the schoolroom piano and two violins. 1999 M. Roberts Fair Exchange 18 They were sitting crosslegged, in their nightgowns, on the floor in front of the schoolroom fire. C2. attributive, with the sense ‘characteristic of or befitting the schoolroom or schoolchildren’. ΚΠ 1905 Athenæum 8 Apr. 432/3 ‘School-room Humour’..is a capital shillingsworth. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvi. 343 Children whose schoolroom attitude to history is antipathetic. 1972 W. Labov Lang. in Inner City i. 30 The subjects are asked to change certain sentences to correct schoolroom English. 1992 Eng. Today Apr. 30/2 A long schoolroom tradition preserves the use of I and he and they after a linking verb. Derivatives ˈschoolroomy adj. characteristic of or befitting a schoolroom. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [adjective] > schoolroom schoolroomy1894 1894 Hearth & Home 1 Mar. 528/1 Your scrap of carpet..has such a ‘schoolroomy’ look. 1975 D. Daniell Interpreter's House ii. 20 A bit schoolroomy, possibly, and a little too much the work of a belle-lettrist. 1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Jan. d1 This exhibition, at the core, is much more schoolroomy than spiritual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673
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