show homen.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊ həʊm/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊ ˌhoʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, home n.¹

Etymology: < show n.¹ + home n.¹ Compare earlier show house n.

1. A grand, imposing, or lavish home; a home intended for or worthy of display. Cf. show house n. 3a.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of architectural merit

showplace1753

show house1801

show home1857

1857 Illustr. London News 21 Nov. 508/3 Panmure..was erected nearly two centuries ago, and has always been a ‘show home’.

1922 Amer. Lumberman 22 July 41 This is one of the show homes of the entire San Joaquin Valley.

1967 Jet 28 Dec. 30 She cleaned the house every day... It was spotless. It was a show home. It wasn't meant to be lived in.

2006 P. Nabokov Where Lightning Strikes x. 184 Their membership in the country club lapsed, their show home was traded for a modest town house.

2. Chiefly British and Irish English. A home on a newly built development which is furnished and decorated to be shown to prospective buyers of similar homes in the same development; = show house n. 3b.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house built as advertisement

model home1921

show house1929

show home1966

1966 Times 16 Sept. 21 (advt.) Outstanding Kebbell houses and flats... Show home open daily.

1986 Home Buyer Nov. 12/4 The showhome on the development..is open from Thursday to Monday.

1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) v. 82 One of the houses had been done up as a show home and, as it was a Sunday, it was busy with people having a look.

2010 S. Boyle Woman I was born to Be 257 It was a very luxurious new conversion, but there were no home comforts.., so it felt a bit like living in a show home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	show home
释义	show homen. Brit. /ˈʃəʊ həʊm/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊ ˌhoʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, home n.¹ Etymology: < show n.¹ + home n.¹ Compare earlier show house n. 1. A grand, imposing, or lavish home; a home intended for or worthy of display. Cf. show house n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of architectural merit showplace1753 show house1801 show home1857 1857 Illustr. London News 21 Nov. 508/3 Panmure..was erected nearly two centuries ago, and has always been a ‘show home’. 1922 Amer. Lumberman 22 July 41 This is one of the show homes of the entire San Joaquin Valley. 1967 Jet 28 Dec. 30 She cleaned the house every day... It was spotless. It was a show home. It wasn't meant to be lived in. 2006 P. Nabokov Where Lightning Strikes x. 184 Their membership in the country club lapsed, their show home was traded for a modest town house. 2. Chiefly British and Irish English. A home on a newly built development which is furnished and decorated to be shown to prospective buyers of similar homes in the same development; = show house n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house built as advertisement model home1921 show house1929 show home1966 1966 Times 16 Sept. 21 (advt.) Outstanding Kebbell houses and flats... Show home open daily. 1986 Home Buyer Nov. 12/4 The showhome on the development..is open from Thursday to Monday. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) v. 82 One of the houses had been done up as a show home and, as it was a Sunday, it was busy with people having a look. 2010 S. Boyle Woman I was born to Be 257 It was a very luxurious new conversion, but there were no home comforts.., so it felt a bit like living in a show home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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