test driven.

Brit.

/ˈtɛs(t) ˌdrʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˈtɛs(t) ˌdraɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: test n.¹, drive n.

Etymology: < test n.¹ + drive n.

1. A drive intended to test a person's driving skill. Cf. driving test n. at driving n. Compounds 3a.

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1901 Strand Mag. Nov. 374 (caption) A candidate and examiner about to start from Scotland Yard for a testdrive in the police gig.

1974 Times 21 Oct. 8/1 Tyrrell offered the relatively unknown Jackie Stewart his first single-seater test drive.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Aug. (Sports section) 8/3 In 2005, he won the World Series by Renault, and that earned him a test drive with the Renault Formula One team.

a. An act of driving (or being driven in) a motor vehicle in order to assess its quality and suitability before buying it; (more generally) any drive that tests a vehicle's performance.

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1907 Bystander 30 Jan. 256/1 Any of our readers who would like to be taken for a test drive in a six-cylinder Rolls-Royce should communicate with him [sc. Mr. Claude Johnson of the Rolls-Royce Co.].

1954 Life 2 Aug. 8/1 (advt.) Your Ford Dealer cordially invites you to come in for a Test Drive.

1982 M. Leigh Goose-pimples ii, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 146 Irving. Look, about this test drive... We've got a blue MGB in the showroom—... Jackie. No, I don't really want one at the moment.

1996 Maclean's 4 Mar. 28 Recently we subjected the all-new 1996 Nissan Pathfinder to one of the toughest test-drives imaginable: an 8,000 kilometre safari across equatorial Africa.

2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Motoring section) 6 When we took a 1.2 Pop for a test drive the tyre noise was appalling at 50mph.

b. figurative and in extended use. An act or instance of trying out any product or service, such as computer software, prior to purchase.

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1975 Computerworld 3 Sept. 4/1 (advt.) If you're undecided about what hardware monitoring systems can do for your data processing operation, take our ‘test drive’.

1983 U.S. Banker (Nexis) May 64 Micro buyers seldom sit down at the keyboard and take a ‘test drive’ themselves, for the obvious reason that few know how to ‘drive’ a microcomputer.

1991 Garbage Mar. 29/1 If you decide to purchase a low-flow showerhead, first ask friends if they have one and how well it works. Then take it for a test drive.

2014 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 19 Dec. 9 We took a closer look at the iPhone 6 and Plus, including a test drive at the Apple store.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	test drive
释义	test driven. Brit. /ˈtɛs(t) ˌdrʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈtɛs(t) ˌdraɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: test n.¹, drive n. Etymology: < test n.¹ + drive n. 1. A drive intended to test a person's driving skill. Cf. driving test n. at driving n. Compounds 3a. ΚΠ 1901 Strand Mag. Nov. 374 (caption) A candidate and examiner about to start from Scotland Yard for a testdrive in the police gig. 1974 Times 21 Oct. 8/1 Tyrrell offered the relatively unknown Jackie Stewart his first single-seater test drive. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Aug. (Sports section) 8/3 In 2005, he won the World Series by Renault, and that earned him a test drive with the Renault Formula One team. 2. a. An act of driving (or being driven in) a motor vehicle in order to assess its quality and suitability before buying it; (more generally) any drive that tests a vehicle's performance. ΚΠ 1907 Bystander 30 Jan. 256/1 Any of our readers who would like to be taken for a test drive in a six-cylinder Rolls-Royce should communicate with him [sc. Mr. Claude Johnson of the Rolls-Royce Co.]. 1954 Life 2 Aug. 8/1 (advt.) Your Ford Dealer cordially invites you to come in for a Test Drive. 1982 M. Leigh Goose-pimples ii, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 146 Irving. Look, about this test drive... We've got a blue MGB in the showroom—... Jackie. No, I don't really want one at the moment. 1996 Maclean's 4 Mar. 28 Recently we subjected the all-new 1996 Nissan Pathfinder to one of the toughest test-drives imaginable: an 8,000 kilometre safari across equatorial Africa. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Motoring section) 6 When we took a 1.2 Pop for a test drive the tyre noise was appalling at 50mph. b. figurative and in extended use. An act or instance of trying out any product or service, such as computer software, prior to purchase. ΚΠ 1975 Computerworld 3 Sept. 4/1 (advt.) If you're undecided about what hardware monitoring systems can do for your data processing operation, take our ‘test drive’. 1983 U.S. Banker (Nexis) May 64 Micro buyers seldom sit down at the keyboard and take a ‘test drive’ themselves, for the obvious reason that few know how to ‘drive’ a microcomputer. 1991 Garbage Mar. 29/1 If you decide to purchase a low-flow showerhead, first ask friends if they have one and how well it works. Then take it for a test drive. 2014 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 19 Dec. 9 We took a closer look at the iPhone 6 and Plus, including a test drive at the Apple store. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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