| 单词 | to make the grand tour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make the grand tour 1. Chiefly with the and capital initials. A tour of major cities and places of interest, esp. in Europe, formerly undertaken as part of a person's education. Frequently in to make the grand tour.In the 18th cent. the term referred especially to a journey through any or all of France, Germany, Switzerland, and (especially) Italy, made by young men of rank, and typically regarded as completing their education. Cf. tour n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > tour > types of the tour1642 grand tour1678 circular tour1860 swing1860 tourette1881 voyage of discovery1890 roundabout1894 Cook's tour1902 conducted1907 conducted tour1907 book tour1939 tour d'horizon1952 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour grand tour1678 villegiature1740 villeggiatura1742 honeymoon1791 wedding visit1794 honeymooning1832 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 second honeymoon1872 tourette1881 weekending1886 package holiday1959 fly-cruise1968 ski pack1969 ecotour1973 package1977 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) Pref. sig. āvi And no man vnderstands Liuy and Cæsar..like him, who hath made exactly the Grand Tour of France, and the Giro of Italy.] 1678 J. Gailhard Compl. Gentleman ii. 140 They who have mind to know more of the particularities of the Grand Tour, may hereafter read some observations of mine on the Voyage of France. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. i. 3 Sir, you have made the grand tour—you are a polite gentleman—a very pretty gentleman. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) IV. xlii. 261 Thou seest the worst that can happen, should we not make the Grand Tour upon this occasion. 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 56/2 In 1714 he [sc. Lord Chesterfield] left the University to make the usual grand tour of Europe. 1869 J. E. T. Rogers in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. Pref. 12 Young men of fortune and fashion made what was called the ‘grand tour’ under the guidance of a tutor. 1903 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Romance i. i. 4 When Ralph made the grand tour, he had made the acquaintance of his Spanish relations. 1949 E. Goudge Gentian Hill i. i. 6 Sent upon the Grand Tour by an obliging uncle he had lost his heart to a French girl. 2012 New Yorker 16 Apr. 90/1 British holidaymakers, who basically invented European tourism—snapping up Canalettos on the Grand Tour. < as lemmas |
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