| 单词 | shirtsleeve diplomacy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshirtsleeve (also shirtsleeves) diplomacy Compounds C1. General use as a modifier (in sense 1), as in shirtsleeve button, shirtsleeve cuff, etc. ΚΠ 1756 Public Advertiser 9 Mar. A very large broad Pair of silver Shirt Sleeve Buttons. 1795 E. Darwin Let. 9 Mar. (2009) 470 Ground into a shape like a shirt-sleeve stud. 1899 Delineator June 687/1 The sleeve is in one-piece shirt-sleeve style. 1975 E. A. Worrell Early Amer. Costume v. 103 Buttoned slits..revealed the shirt sleeve ruffle. 2011 G. David Immortalists xx. 94 His initials were on his shirt sleeve cuffs in a dull ebony. C2. As a modifier (in singular or plural): hard-working, workmanlike; down-to-earth; (also) characterized by informality or directness (often in shirtsleeve (also shirtsleeves) diplomacy). a. In singular. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > diligent or industrious busyOE swinkfulOE laboriousa1393 virtuousc1450 eident1529 operose1546 laboursome1552 industrious1591 work-likea1642 work-brittle1647 notable1666 nitle1673 hard-working1682 worksome1830 shirtsleeve1864 workful1875 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > not formal informalc1475 rough and ready1860 shirtsleeve1896 society > authority > rule or government > politics > [noun] > political actions or practice > types of practical politics1709 theopolitics1736 Realpolitik1872 shirtsleeve (also shirtsleeves) diplomacy1896 power politics1901 armed response1904 politricks1908 Machtpolitik1916 power play1941 telepolitics1958 marketization1961 gender politics1977 1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 21 Sept. 5/4 The people are going to elect shirt-sleeve aldermen that work all day. 1896 Daily Republican (Defiance, Ohio) 12 May (heading) Shirt-sleeve diplomacy don't suit the English snobs. 1908 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Apr. 2/2 The Congressmen have a preference for what they picturesquely describe as ‘Shirtsleeve Ambassadors’—men who they think will labour for their country's interests and scorn social fascinations. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. i. 44/2 (advt.) A ‘self-starter’ and a guy who will fit into a small shirtsleeve agency. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 June a16/1 Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama emerged from their ‘shirt-sleeve summit’ on the weekend touting new cooperation. b. In plural. ΚΠ 1896 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 18 May 6/6 In the reference to ‘shirt-sleeves diplomacy,’ the London Globe, no doubt, means to rebuke Uncle Sam for taking off his coat in the Venezuelan matter. 1907 Burlington Mag. Nov. 124/2 The shirt-sleeves strata of our civilization. 1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush 11 The shirt-sleeves familiarity, the shabby clothes. 1979 G. Seymour Red Fox iii. 44 [He] would have given much to have exchanged the brilliance of the surroundings for a shirtsleeves working area. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 19 Dec. 70 He would tackle aggressors with gusto and direct all energies towards a stout defence of his stewardship of the [football] club. It was Tony Blair-style shirtsleeves diplomacy. C3. As a modifier (in singular or plural): designating hot, warm, or pleasant weather or conditions (cf. sense 2). a. In singular. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] warmc888 hotOE tropic1764 tropical1788 subtropical1829 shirtsleeve1877 Thermidorian1891 1877 Russellville (Arkansas) Democrat 22 Feb. Shirt-sleeve weather. 1994 Denver Post 15 Sept. b1/1 It was a shirt-sleeve morning. b. In plural. ΚΠ 1894 Davenport (Iowa) Sunday Leader 5 Aug. 2/2 It is shirt sleeves weather. 1974 Financial Times 17 June 26/4 A personnel transfer chamber from which technicians can enter the work enclosure in shirt-sleeves conditions. 2017 C. Stross Delirium Brief vi. 184 Persephone has the climate control in the Range Rover set to a comfortable shirtsleeves temperature. C4. shirtsleeve order n. originally Military (chiefly British) the wearing of uniform without a jacket. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing shawling1815 petticoating1850 shirtsleeve order1854 overclothing1859 layering1966 layer dressing1975 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc. > types of regimentals1728 undress1748 regiments1759 regimental1764 dress uniform1774 kit1785 roast beef coat1802 butternut1810 frock-uniform1810 fatigue-dress1834 fatigue1836 fatigue-uniform1836 shirtsleeve order1854 grey1862 scarlet runnerc1864 square-rig1875 rig of the day1877 swagger-dress1901 trench coat1914 hospital blue1919 romper1922 suntan1937 battle-dress1938 army greens1945 mess kit1953 tiger suit1970 1854 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 95/1 We should be much surprised to see our cavalry regiments turn out for parade in shirt sleeve order. 1968 J. Lock Lady Policeman viii. 60 My serge skirt feels heavy, my feet feel hot and sticky. Still, we are lucky to have shirt-sleeve order—the PCs haven't and look as if they are about to expire. 1979 ‘J. D. White’ Brandenburg Affair iv. 37 Colonel Petrov..was another huge man...Even in shirt-sleeve order..his massive arms..gave him an air of permanence. 2007 J. Strawson Hussars, Horses, & Hist. v. 38 Immaculate in shirt-sleeve order with crossbelt superbly blancoed, boots like glass and cap badge gleaming. < as lemmas |
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