tout courtとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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tout court (not comparable)

1. Just, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, Baa Baa, Black Sheep:

     Harry was ‘Master Harry’ in their mouths; Judy was officially ‘Miss Judy’; but Black Sheep was never anything more than Black Sheep tout court.

   • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 21:

     People did not bow down and worship a rock tout court; the rock was simply a focus that directed their attention to the mysterious essence of life.