empty-handedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛm(p)tɪˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌɛm(p)tiˈhændəd/

Forms: see empty adj. and n. and handed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: empty adj., handed adj.

Etymology: < empty adj. + handed adj.Earlier currency may be implied by quot. c1450 at empty adj. 5b.

1. Holding nothing in the hand; carrying or bringing nothing; esp. bringing no gift or donation. Also: without money or belongings. Chiefly in predicative use. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > not bearing gift(s)

giftless1390

toom-handedc1400

emptyc1405

empty-handed1549

1549 W. Paget Let. 24 June in Camden Misc. (1974) XXV. 44 I wold be loth to cum empty handed (quoth he) to thempereur.

1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 259^v Seldome any pore man departed from hym emptie handed.

1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 40 None..may come before the King with any Petition emptie-handed.

a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 137 Departing as he [sc. Christ] did emptie-handed from the world.

1657 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (new ed.) 262 Surely it becomes not us to be empty-handed, when God comes to us full-handed.

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals ii. ii I guessed you weren't come empty-handed.

1785 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 471/2 Not with more horror Mr. Serjeant Pliant Looks down upon an empty-handed client.

1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) ii. 31 His daughter..entered her husband's family empty-handed.

1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 258 Proving..that the prescient spirit comes empty-handed,..and selects its images from the memory of the dreamer.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man (U.S. ed.) Introd. p. xiv To see them [sc. the Apostles]..as cockshies to be pelted by empty-handed cockneys.

1971 J. F. Hunter Gay Insider iii. 41 We abruptly dropped our pants and made a four-corner-cock-joining of our human rectangle... No one was empty-handed.

2002 National Geographic Dec. 17/1 In traditional Hawaiian society no one visits unannounced or empty-handed, without a gift of some sort, a pū'oloo.

2. Having failed to obtain or achieve what was wanted; without any reward or spoil. Chiefly in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons

unsped1390

empty-handed1573

empty1583

speedless1586

unsuccessful1659

unattaining1834

fruitless1843

raté1949

1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 409 In this time..Our Pylot fled, but how? not emptie handed: He fled from vs, and with him did conueye A Hoy full fraught.

1613 R. Cocks Let. 30 Nov. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 101 When..I may be ready to retorne for my contrey, I wold not retorne emptie handed.

1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. ii. vii. 112 The Pirats thought it not convenient to assault them; chusing rather to return empty-handed.

1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill iii. vii. 65 I'm sure thou never com'st in here with a design of going out empty handed.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 119 He [the hunter] returned empty-handed.

1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) II. vii. 100 At all events Swegen went away empty-handed.

1895 Church of Eng. Pulpit 3 Aug. 65/2 Esau had been unsuccessful in his sport,..and he therefore..was doubtless suffering from that bad humour which accompanies the empty-handed hunter.

1929 Travel Jan. 13/1 If I return home empty-handed, my wife will beat me black and blue.

1966 R. Jenkins Byzantium xxv. 354 Pope John resiled, and sent back Basil's commissioners empty-handed.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Mar. (Front section) 17/1 Both robbers fled, empty-handed, into a nearby stand of Australian pines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	empty-handed
释义	empty-handedadj. Brit. /ˌɛm(p)tɪˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˌɛm(p)tiˈhændəd/ Forms: see empty adj. and n. and handed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: empty adj., handed adj. Etymology: < empty adj. + handed adj.Earlier currency may be implied by quot. c1450 at empty adj. 5b. 1. Holding nothing in the hand; carrying or bringing nothing; esp. bringing no gift or donation. Also: without money or belongings. Chiefly in predicative use. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > [adjective] > not bearing gift(s) giftless1390 toom-handedc1400 emptyc1405 empty-handed1549 1549 W. Paget Let. 24 June in Camden Misc. (1974) XXV. 44 I wold be loth to cum empty handed (quoth he) to thempereur. 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 259^v Seldome any pore man departed from hym emptie handed. 1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 40 None..may come before the King with any Petition emptie-handed. a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 137 Departing as he [sc. Christ] did emptie-handed from the world. 1657 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (new ed.) 262 Surely it becomes not us to be empty-handed, when God comes to us full-handed. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals ii. ii I guessed you weren't come empty-handed. 1785 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 471/2 Not with more horror Mr. Serjeant Pliant Looks down upon an empty-handed client. 1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) ii. 31 His daughter..entered her husband's family empty-handed. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 258 Proving..that the prescient spirit comes empty-handed,..and selects its images from the memory of the dreamer. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man (U.S. ed.) Introd. p. xiv To see them [sc. the Apostles]..as cockshies to be pelted by empty-handed cockneys. 1971 J. F. Hunter Gay Insider iii. 41 We abruptly dropped our pants and made a four-corner-cock-joining of our human rectangle... No one was empty-handed. 2002 National Geographic Dec. 17/1 In traditional Hawaiian society no one visits unannounced or empty-handed, without a gift of some sort, a pū'oloo. 2. Having failed to obtain or achieve what was wanted; without any reward or spoil. Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > specifically of persons unsped1390 empty-handed1573 empty1583 speedless1586 unsuccessful1659 unattaining1834 fruitless1843 raté1949 1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 409 In this time..Our Pylot fled, but how? not emptie handed: He fled from vs, and with him did conueye A Hoy full fraught. 1613 R. Cocks Let. 30 Nov. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 101 When..I may be ready to retorne for my contrey, I wold not retorne emptie handed. 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Bucaniers Amer. ii. vii. 112 The Pirats thought it not convenient to assault them; chusing rather to return empty-handed. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill iii. vii. 65 I'm sure thou never com'st in here with a design of going out empty handed. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 119 He [the hunter] returned empty-handed. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) II. vii. 100 At all events Swegen went away empty-handed. 1895 Church of Eng. Pulpit 3 Aug. 65/2 Esau had been unsuccessful in his sport,..and he therefore..was doubtless suffering from that bad humour which accompanies the empty-handed hunter. 1929 Travel Jan. 13/1 If I return home empty-handed, my wife will beat me black and blue. 1966 R. Jenkins Byzantium xxv. 354 Pope John resiled, and sent back Basil's commissioners empty-handed. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 Mar. (Front section) 17/1 Both robbers fled, empty-handed, into a nearby stand of Australian pines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549
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