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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·ven·ture
ETYMOLOGY Middle English aventure, chance, risk, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin adventus, past participle of advenire to arrive, from ad- + venire to come — more at come DATE 14th century 1. a. an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks b. the encountering of risks the spirit of adventure 2. an exciting or remarkable experience an adventure in exotic dining 3. an enterprise involving financial risk
verb DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to expose to danger or loss : venture 2. to venture upon : try intransitive verb 1. to proceed despite risk 2. to take the risk English Etymology adventure early 13c., auenture "chance, fortune, luck," from O.Fr .auenture, from L. adventura (res) "(a thing) about to happen," from adventurus, future participle of advenire "to come about," from ad- "to" + venire "to come" (see venue). Original meaning was "to arrive," in Latin, but in M.E. it took a turn through "risk/danger" (a trial of one's chances), and "perilous undertaking" (early 14c.), and thence to "a novel or exciting incident" (1570). The -d- was restored 15c.-16c. Venture (q.v.) is a 15c. variant.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ adventure ad·ven·ture / Ed5ventFE(r) / noun1. [C] an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events 冒险；冒险经历；奇遇: her adventures travelling in Africa 她在非洲旅行时的冒险经历 When you're a child, life is six big adventure. 在孩提时代,生活是一大不寻常的经历。 adventure stories 历险故事 2. [U] excitement and the willingness to take risks, try new ideas, etc. 冒险的刺激；大胆开拓: a sense / spirit of adventure 冒险意识/精神 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English adventure noun ADJ. big, exciting, great, wonderful | little We had a little adventure yesterday. | dangerous, perilous | hair-raising hair-raising adventure films | romantic | fantasy, foreign, historical, military, sexual VERB + ADVENTURE embark on, have | be looking for, want Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids. | offer Perhaps the war offered adventure, travel, a use for his gifts. ADVENTURE + NOUN film, novel, story | holiday | playground PHRASES quite an adventure (= very exciting) Our trip to London was quite an adventure for the children. | a sense/spirit of adventure The journey began cheerfully with a sense of adventure. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: joint adventure , or gross adventure ad·ven·ture I. \ədˈvenchə(r) also ad-\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad-) of Middle English aventure, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin adventura, from Latin adventus (past participle of advenire to arrive, happen) + -ura -ure — more at advene 1. obsolete a. : chance , fortune < wished me fair adventure for the year — John Dryden > b. : a chance occurrence : an unplanned event 2. a. chiefly marine insurance : chance of loss : risk , jeopardy , peril b. obsolete : trial , test 3. a. : a dangerous or risky undertaking : an enterprise or performance involving the uncertain or unknown < an adventure in mountain climbing > < the time had come for drastic changes and bold adventures — Drew Middleton > b. : the encountering of risks : hazardous or exciting enterprise or experience < the spirit of adventure > < adventure was gone from life in Mandalay — F.T.Jesse > < for the sake of the adventure > 4. : a novel, exciting, or otherwise remarkable event or experience < I found delightful adventures in the woods — W.B.Yeats > < long-forgotten childhood adventures > < hardly a day passed without its adventures > 5. a. : an undertaking, enterprise, or venture involving financial risk or speculation especially in mercantile or mining affairs; also : the risk incurred b. : a shipment by a merchant on his own account II. verb (adventured ; adventured ; adventuring \-ch(ə)riŋ\ ; adventures) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad-) of Middle English aventuren, auntren, from Old French aventurer, from aventure transitive verb 1. : to expose to possible danger or loss : risk , venture < adventure their capital in foreign trade > < so far had he adventured himself that I began to be afraid there might be no recovery — Hugh McCrae > < it is usual to adventure the very considerable cost of “wildcat” trial wells — W.G.Fearnsides > < adventure himself gingerly into the water — Archibald Marshall > 2. : to venture upon : run the risks of : chance , try < durst not adventure such unknowen ways — Edmund Spenser > < the last volume I have adventured is a very amusing book — H.J.Laski > < invites unbelievers … to retrace their steps and adventureChristianity — Times Literary Supplement > 3. : to suggest venturesomely < adventure an opinion > intransitive verb 1. : to proceed despite danger or risk : venture or hazard oneself (as in a dangerous or unknown region or risky undertaking) : dare < leaps at chances and … adventures to the shores washed with the farthest sea — J.L.Lowes > < only a madman would have adventured down the declivity — W.J.Locke > < David there adventuring in the blue, in the Middle Heaven — Mary Austin > 2. : to take the chance or risk : venture < I would adventure for such merchandise — Shakespeare > < wondering why the English theater is so slow to adventure with his last plays — Irish Digest > • ad·ven·ture·ment \-mənt\ noun -s |
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