acharnementn.

Brit.

/aˈʃɑːnmɒ̃/, U.S.

/əˌʃɑrnəˈmɑn(t)/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acharnement.

Etymology: < French acharnement action of giving (a hunting dog, falcon, etc.) a taste of flesh, (of men or animals) ferocity in fighting (both 1611), persistent animosity (1664 in Molière) < acharner to give a taste of flesh (see acharne v.) + -ment -ment suffix.

Now rare.

Bloodthirsty fury, spec. in the course of a military attack; ferocity. Also in extended use: ferocious enthusiasm, gusto; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bloodthirstiness > [noun]

bloodthirstiness?1568

bloodthirst1574

cannibalism1634

bloody-mindedness1638

sanguinolency1664

sanguinariness1689

acharnement1756

cannibality1796

bloodlust1848

sanguinolence1891

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [noun]

bloodthirstiness?1568

bloodthirst1574

cannibalism1634

bloody-mindedness1638

sanguinolency1664

sanguinariness1689

acharnement1756

bloodlust1848

sanguinolence1891

1756 H. Walpole Let. 17 Oct. (1960) XXI. 4 Eight Prussian squadrons sustained the acharnement, which was extreme.

1780 Let. to Lord North 44 They saw that parties who had so lately associated, could at once fall on one another with such acharnement.

1816 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 4) Acharnement, Fr., the rage and frenzy to which soldiers are subjected in the heat of an engagement.

1830 Caledonian Mercury Sept. 30 The extraordinary acharnement of the Belgians against their Government.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 46 Leaping at it with all the acharnement of dogs on a boar's back.

1857 T. De Quincey Essenes (rev. ed.) Suppl. Note in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 299 The Jewish acharnement against the Christians..would be inflamed to a frantic excess.

1903 E. Childers Riddle of Sands xi. 108 Karl had hitched their main halyards on to the windlass and was grinding at it in an acharnement of industry.

1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 5 The acharnement with which the linguists seek to split up utterance-segments into two.

1999 P. Terry in Rev. Contemp. Fiction 19 28 With acharnement, she went into an endless diatribe on sexism and sexploitation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	acharnement
释义	acharnementn. Brit. /aˈʃɑːnmɒ̃/, U.S. /əˌʃɑrnəˈmɑn(t)/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acharnement. Etymology: < French acharnement action of giving (a hunting dog, falcon, etc.) a taste of flesh, (of men or animals) ferocity in fighting (both 1611), persistent animosity (1664 in Molière) < acharner to give a taste of flesh (see acharne v.) + -ment -ment suffix. Now rare. Bloodthirsty fury, spec. in the course of a military attack; ferocity. Also in extended use: ferocious enthusiasm, gusto; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bloodthirstiness > [noun] bloodthirstiness?1568 bloodthirst1574 cannibalism1634 bloody-mindedness1638 sanguinolency1664 sanguinariness1689 acharnement1756 cannibality1796 bloodlust1848 sanguinolence1891 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [noun] bloodthirstiness?1568 bloodthirst1574 cannibalism1634 bloody-mindedness1638 sanguinolency1664 sanguinariness1689 acharnement1756 bloodlust1848 sanguinolence1891 1756 H. Walpole Let. 17 Oct. (1960) XXI. 4 Eight Prussian squadrons sustained the acharnement, which was extreme. 1780 Let. to Lord North 44 They saw that parties who had so lately associated, could at once fall on one another with such acharnement. 1816 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 4) Acharnement, Fr., the rage and frenzy to which soldiers are subjected in the heat of an engagement. 1830 Caledonian Mercury Sept. 30 The extraordinary acharnement of the Belgians against their Government. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 46 Leaping at it with all the acharnement of dogs on a boar's back. 1857 T. De Quincey Essenes (rev. ed.) Suppl. Note in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 299 The Jewish acharnement against the Christians..would be inflamed to a frantic excess. 1903 E. Childers Riddle of Sands xi. 108 Karl had hitched their main halyards on to the windlass and was grinding at it in an acharnement of industry. 1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 5 The acharnement with which the linguists seek to split up utterance-segments into two. 1999 P. Terry in Rev. Contemp. Fiction 19 28 With acharnement, she went into an endless diatribe on sexism and sexploitation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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