à terreadv.adj.

/a tɛr/

Etymology: French.

On the ground; spec. in Ballet. Also figurative (cf. terre-à-terre adj. and adv.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb]

sideOE

on (also at, of, in) lowc1225

agroundc1325

in levela1400

upon shorec1400

at-lowa1500

sidelong1667

à terre1922

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [adverb] > movements or positions

à terre1922

sur place1930

1922 C. W. Beaumont & S. Idzikowski Man. Theory & Pract. Class. Theatr. Dancing 19 When the entire base of the foot touches the ground, the foot is said to be à terre. If we speak of..the third position, etc. it is understood that the position is à terre, that is, with both feet flat on the ground.

1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent ix. 149 Without aim or purpose, they lived absolutely à terre, down on the dark, volcanic earth.

1951 Ballet Ann. 5 138/2 One dancer indeed is so indifferent that while the position demands that the corps de ballet should be on pointe, she is firmly à terre.

1961 Times 13 Apr. 16/7 She has a lightness and effortless purity, à terre and in elevation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	à terre
释义	à terreadv.adj. /a tɛr/ Etymology: French. On the ground; spec. in Ballet. Also figurative (cf. terre-à-terre adj. and adv.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb] sideOE on (also at, of, in) lowc1225 agroundc1325 in levela1400 upon shorec1400 at-lowa1500 sidelong1667 à terre1922 society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [adverb] > movements or positions à terre1922 sur place1930 1922 C. W. Beaumont & S. Idzikowski Man. Theory & Pract. Class. Theatr. Dancing 19 When the entire base of the foot touches the ground, the foot is said to be à terre. If we speak of..the third position, etc. it is understood that the position is à terre, that is, with both feet flat on the ground. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent ix. 149 Without aim or purpose, they lived absolutely à terre, down on the dark, volcanic earth. 1951 Ballet Ann. 5 138/2 One dancer indeed is so indifferent that while the position demands that the corps de ballet should be on pointe, she is firmly à terre. 1961 Times 13 Apr. 16/7 She has a lightness and effortless purity, à terre and in elevation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adv.adj.1922
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