| 释义 |
unˈhonesty Obs. exc. dial.
[un-1 12, 5 b.]
Absence or lack of honesty (esp. in obsolete senses of that word).
c1425Wyntoun Cron. iv. xxv. 2356 Þat nane suld se Spot, fylth na vnhoneste Behind him in his doun falling. a1470Dives & Pauper (W. de W. 1496) viii. vi. 328/2 The bac⁓byter hath more lykynge to speke of other mennes defautes & of theyr unhonestes & synne. 1526Tindale 2 Cor. iv. 1 We..have cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie. 1586A. Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 22 Where Gentilitie is not all onely spotted, but in a manner couered and debased already with vnhonesty. 1600Breton Strange Fort. Two Princes Wks. (Grosart) II. 4/1 Vnthankefulnesse is so neare to vnhonestie, as to auoid the touch of both. 1647Hexham i, Vnhonesty or dishonesty, ouneerbaerheyt. 1871W. Alexander Johnny Gibb viii. 51 Sic creaturs [ye are] wi' oonhonesty. |