state of warn.

Brit.

/ˌsteɪt əv ˈwɔː/, U.S.

/ˌsteɪd əv ˈwɔr/

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

Etymology: < state n. + of prep. + war n.¹

(a) The condition or fact of being engaged in armed conflict with another nation, territory, faction, etc. (b) A state of mutually acknowledged hostility between nations which is introduced by a formal declaration of war (and is now usually governed by international conventions on war) but is not necessarily characterized by armed conflict.

ΚΠ

1634 N. C. German Hist. Continued xi. 20 It is usuall in the state of Warre, to suspect all men.

1659 M. Nedham Interest will not Lie vii. 35 The constitution of the Kingdom being..dissolved, and the Nation put into a state of War.

1740 Hist. & Proc. House of Commons (1742) VII. 165 From the Revolution to the Year 1692, the Nation was in a State of War.

1799 Coll. State Papers War against France VII. p. xi By the notification of this requisition, she [sc. the Cisalpine republic] will be put in a state of war with every power against whom the requisition is made.

1816 T. O'Connor Hist. War U.S.A. & Great Brit. (ed. 3) 29 The enemy, contemplating a state of war, had been for some time preparing an expedition for the attack of Michilimackinac.

1854 Graham's Mag. July 101/1 Honduras has been smothering several insurrectionary attempts. From Guatemala, with which it is in a state of war, it was invaded by a Honduran.

1916 Lebanon (Pa.) Semi-weekly News 19 June 7/1 If American troops were not removed from Mexico within seven days, a state of war would be considered as existing between the United States and Mexico.

1939 N. Chamberlain in Times 4 Sept. 8/ This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final Note stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us.

1989 F. D. Wormuth & E. B. Firmage To chain Dog of War (ed. 2) iii. 43 Such seizure [of neutral vessels] in the absence of a state of war would be an act of war against the third party.

2001 Express (Nexis) 7 May 23 A state of war would allow Macedonia to expand its military offensive against the rebels, seal borders, ban gatherings and impose a curfew.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	state of war
释义	state of warn. Brit. /ˌsteɪt əv ˈwɔː/, U.S. /ˌsteɪd əv ˈwɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: state n., of prep., war n.¹ Etymology: < state n. + of prep. + war n.¹ (a) The condition or fact of being engaged in armed conflict with another nation, territory, faction, etc. (b) A state of mutually acknowledged hostility between nations which is introduced by a formal declaration of war (and is now usually governed by international conventions on war) but is not necessarily characterized by armed conflict. ΚΠ 1634 N. C. German Hist. Continued xi. 20 It is usuall in the state of Warre, to suspect all men. 1659 M. Nedham Interest will not Lie vii. 35 The constitution of the Kingdom being..dissolved, and the Nation put into a state of War. 1740 Hist. & Proc. House of Commons (1742) VII. 165 From the Revolution to the Year 1692, the Nation was in a State of War. 1799 Coll. State Papers War against France VII. p. xi By the notification of this requisition, she [sc. the Cisalpine republic] will be put in a state of war with every power against whom the requisition is made. 1816 T. O'Connor Hist. War U.S.A. & Great Brit. (ed. 3) 29 The enemy, contemplating a state of war, had been for some time preparing an expedition for the attack of Michilimackinac. 1854 Graham's Mag. July 101/1 Honduras has been smothering several insurrectionary attempts. From Guatemala, with which it is in a state of war, it was invaded by a Honduran. 1916 Lebanon (Pa.) Semi-weekly News 19 June 7/1 If American troops were not removed from Mexico within seven days, a state of war would be considered as existing between the United States and Mexico. 1939 N. Chamberlain in Times 4 Sept. 8/ This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final Note stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. 1989 F. D. Wormuth & E. B. Firmage To chain Dog of War (ed. 2) iii. 43 Such seizure [of neutral vessels] in the absence of a state of war would be an act of war against the third party. 2001 Express (Nexis) 7 May 23 A state of war would allow Macedonia to expand its military offensive against the rebels, seal borders, ban gatherings and impose a curfew. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1634
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