单词 | séjour |
释义 | séjourn. 1. The act of staying or sojourning in a place (for a longer or shorter period). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [noun] sojourningc1290 bigginga1325 sojourna1325 sojour1338 abodea1400 tarrying1445 tarryc1480 stay1538 reside1628 peregrination1630 sojournment1676 tabernaclinga1695 séjoura1753 a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. ix. 63 We now had a Sejour, or Day's Rest. 1759 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 30 Mar. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2346 In the meantime, make the best of your séjour where you are. 1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 15 Mrs. Simpkinson preferred a short séjour in the still-room. 2. A place of sojourn or residence. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary harbourc1300 sojourna1375 restinga1382 resting placea1382 sojourninga1400 diversoryc1410 deversaryc1485 inn1529 roost1607 peregrination1610 roosting place1643 harbourage1651 séjour1769 pied-à-terre1823 hoochie1952 1769 Ld. Holland in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) II. 375 You will have a better opinion of the séjour of Nice. 1770 H. St. John Let. 22 Dec. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 6 Then comes the melancholy passage to Mahon; then the charming séjour of Minorca. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. xii. 292 Edinburgh..in autumn is the most melancholy sejour that ever poor mortals were condemned to. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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