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单词 tea-shop
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tea-shopn.

Etymology: < tea n.1 + shop n., adj., and int.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-shop.
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a. A shop where tea (sense 1) is sold.
b. A café where tea (sense 2 or 4) is served.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tearoom or tea-stall
tearoom1733
tea-stall1889
tea-tent1890
tea-shop1915
tea place1929
tea bar1952
a1745 J. Swift Dir. to Waiting-maid in Miscell. (1746) XI. ix. 86 The Mistress of the Tea-shop.
1856 A. M. Lang Diary (Meean Meer, Punjab) 17 Sept. (MS.) Went to Tea Shop and billiards..at Artillery Mess.
1860 J. R. Edkins Chinese Scenes (1863) 153 Drinking tea with about forty nondescript Chinamen... I shall try to give you a little picture of the tea-shop.
1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage lvi. 288 He thought of going to lunch at the tea-shop.
1934 D. Thomas Let. Jan. (1987) 43 Gower is a very beautiful peninsula,..and so far the Tea-Shop philistines have not spoilt the more beautiful of its bays.
1962 L. Davidson Rose of Tibet ii. 48 There were a number of small teashops in the town [sc. Kalimpong]; ramshackle sheds with trestle tables containing tea urns and trays of sweetmeats.
c. In the affected spelling tea-shoppe [compare shoppe n.] applied (frequently disparagingly) to a tea-shop with sham antique decoration.Second element sometimes pronounced /ˈʃɒpiː/.
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1925 Amer. Speech 1 153/1 These names are not intended to be ‘quaint’ like ‘Betty Anne’ of Massachusetts and her eternal ‘Tea Shoppe’.
1933 J. Betjeman Ghastly Good Taste 138 Arts and Crafts. Gentle folk weaving and spinning; Modern Church Furnishing; Old Tea Shoppes.
1959 Times 12 May 3/7 As artificial as a Tudor Tea Shoppe.
1973 P. G. Wodehouse Bachelors Anonymous v. 50 She had been planning a roll and butter and a cup of coffee at some wayside tea shoppe.

Derivatives

ˈtea-shoppy adj. characteristic of or resembling a tea-shop (sense b or c).
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [adjective] > types of eating-house
stand-up1872
quick-lunch1891
sit-down1891
help-yourself1894
quick-and-dirty1908
serve-self1908
drive-through1918
tea-shoppy1931
full-service1934
snack bar1940
fast-casual1995
1931 Time & Tide 22 Aug. 992 There are other debatable points, too, in this rather tea-shoppy story.
1959 Good Food Guide 52 Portions are ample and not tea-shoppy.
1975 Times 27 Dec. 7/3 A restaurant..in a tea-shoppy basement.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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