state of thingsn.

Brit.

/ˈsteɪt əv ˌθɪŋz/, U.S.

/ˈsteɪd əv ˌθɪŋz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: state n., of prep., thing n.¹

Etymology: < state n. + of prep. + things , plural of thing n.¹ Compare classical Latin status rērum , in reference to public or political affairs. Compare also quot. 1482 at state n. 8.

The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation. Cf. state of affairs n., state of time (also times) at state n. Phrases 12.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > state of affairs or situation

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state of play1916

the form1934

score1938

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a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 119 (MED) The state of thingys that be to come..lyethe in the choise of man to chose whedir he woll the good or the evile.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. iii. f. 61^v Thalteracion of the state of thynges [L. rerum statu] in Vraba.

1582 W. Allen Briefe Hist. Glorious Martyrdom sig. e5 I thought it good to giue you intelligence..of the present stat of things here.

1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. 1 Fortune, not Reason, rules the state of things.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. vii. 348 The Wonder and Miracle is ten times greater in the state of things as they now stand, than it would be in such a discomposure of Nature.

1726 in R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 331 The state of things with us is very cloudy.

1794 E. Burke Let. 30 Dec. in Corr. (1969) VIII. 104 This is an unfortunate state of things; but it is your state, and you must conform to it.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 87 We have seen a state of things in which the principles of political economy were..contradicted.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xvii. 64 In Herefordshire and on the Welsh border the state of things was very unsettled.

1932 C. H. Dawson Making of Europe iii. xii. 221 This anomalous state of things was ended by the Pope's recognition of Charles as Roman Emperor.

1998 T. Wolfe Man in Full xxviii. 647 I think he's talking about the state of things in general, in the world.

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

单词	state of things
释义	state of thingsn. Brit. /ˈsteɪt əv ˌθɪŋz/, U.S. /ˈsteɪd əv ˌθɪŋz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: state n., of prep., thing n.¹ Etymology: < state n. + of prep. + things , plural of thing n.¹ Compare classical Latin status rērum , in reference to public or political affairs. Compare also quot. 1482 at state n. 8. The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation. Cf. state of affairs n., state of time (also times) at state n. Phrases 12. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > state of affairs or situation thingeOE stallc1000 estrec1300 farea1325 arrayc1386 casea1393 costa1400 state of thingsa1500 style?a1505 predicament1586 facta1617 posture1620 picture1661 situation1750 position1829 lie1850 posish1859 state of play1916 the form1934 score1938 sitch1954 a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 119 (MED) The state of thingys that be to come..lyethe in the choise of man to chose whedir he woll the good or the evile. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. iii. f. 61^v Thalteracion of the state of thynges [L. rerum statu] in Vraba. 1582 W. Allen Briefe Hist. Glorious Martyrdom sig. e5 I thought it good to giue you intelligence..of the present stat of things here. 1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois i. 1 Fortune, not Reason, rules the state of things. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. vii. 348 The Wonder and Miracle is ten times greater in the state of things as they now stand, than it would be in such a discomposure of Nature. 1726 in R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 331 The state of things with us is very cloudy. 1794 E. Burke Let. 30 Dec. in Corr. (1969) VIII. 104 This is an unfortunate state of things; but it is your state, and you must conform to it. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 87 We have seen a state of things in which the principles of political economy were..contradicted. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xvii. 64 In Herefordshire and on the Welsh border the state of things was very unsettled. 1932 C. H. Dawson Making of Europe iii. xii. 221 This anomalous state of things was ended by the Pope's recognition of Charles as Roman Emperor. 1998 T. Wolfe Man in Full xxviii. 647 I think he's talking about the state of things in general, in the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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