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单词 involuntary
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involuntaryadj.

/ɪnˈvɒləntəri/
Etymology: < Latin involuntārius, < in- (in- prefix4) + voluntārius voluntary adj., adv., and n.: compare French involontaire (14th cent., Oresme).
1.
a. Not voluntary; done or happening without exercise or without co-operation of the will; not done willingly or by choice; independent of volition, unintentional.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary
unviseda1300
unwilful1398
unwilly1398
unbodena1400
voluntarya1450
non-voluntaryc1454
involuntary1531
unwilling1535
unwilleda1540
unmeant1550
unvoluntary1570
uncalleda1586
uncalleda1610
unintended1649
undesigned1651
mechanic1657
automatic1694
unmeaning1698
inadvertent1724
unbidden1726
unintentional1782
unweeting1794
unwitting1818
undeliberate1874
agnomical1881
1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. i. sig. Xviiv Intermedlynge involuntary somtyme is priuely done, as stelynge, auoutry, poisonyng, falsehede... Somtyme it is violent, as batry, open murdre and manslaughter.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. xlv. 505 Phoenix..stoppeth..the inuoluntarie running of vrine.
1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 57 No pure involuntarie, or meere violent-compelled action is a sinne.
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 154. ⁋11 Sometimes unexpected flashes of instruction were struck out by..an involuntary concurrence of ideas.
1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals i. 37 Another familiar instance of a reflex action is the involuntary closing of the eyelids when the surface of the eye is touched.
b. Physiology. Concerned in bodily actions or processes which are independent of the will.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > voluntary or involuntary
voluntaryc1400
involuntary1840
the world > life > the body > system > [adjective] > organ > types of functions
occult1651
systolic1653
rhythmic1826
rhythmical1829
involuntary1840
1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 139 Muscles are divided into two great classes, voluntary and involuntary.
1887 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon I[nvoluntary] nerves, the nerves which supply involuntary muscles.
2. Unwilling (†to do something).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]
argha1000
slowOE
unwillyc1200
sweera1300
unfain1338
loathc1374
dangerousc1386
eschewc1386
squeamous1387
obstinate?a1439
unpresta1500
ill-willing?1520
evil-willing1525
untowards1525
untowarda1530
unwilling1533
strange1548
ill-willed1549
dainty1553
relucting1553
squeamish?1553
nicea1560
loathful1561
coyish1566
coy1576
unhearty1583
costive1594
unready1595
tarrowinga1598
undisposed1597
involuntary1598
backward1600
retrograde1602
unpregnant1604
scrupulous1608
unprone1611
refractory1614
behindhanda1616
nilling1620
backwards1627
shya1628
retractable1632
reluctant1638
loughta1641
tendera1641
unapt1640
uninclinable1640
unbeteaming1642
boggling1645
averse1646
indisposed1646
aversant1657
incomposed1660
disinclined1703
unobliging1707
unconsenting1713
uninclined1729
tenacious1766
disinclinable1769
ill-disposed1771
unaffectioned1788
scruplesomec1800
back-handed1817
sweert1817
tharf1828
backward in coming forward1830
unvoluntary1834
misinclined1837
squeamy1838
balky1847
retractive1869
grudging1874
tharfish1876
unwishful1876
safety first1917
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. *iij We shewe our selves involuntary to helpe the one the other.
1742 A. Pope New Dunciad 82 The gath'ring number, as it moves along, Involves a vast involuntary throng.

Draft additions September 2017

involuntary manslaughter n. Law a type of criminal homicide in which the killing is unintentional but arises from recklessness, criminal negligence, or another unlawful act; opposed to voluntary manslaughter.
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1792 J. McArthur Treat. Naval Courts-martial i. iii. 35 Involuntary manslaughter differs from homicide, excusable by misadventure in this, that misadventure always happens in consequence of a lawful act, but this species of manslaughter in consequence of an unlawful one.
1831 Star (Gettysburg, Pa.) 30 Aug. The individual above named, was..recommended to be indicted for ‘involuntary manslaughter’.
1874 Central Law Jrnl. 1 122/2 W. Page McCarty, recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing his antagonist in a duel.
1923 Weekly Rev. (Shanghai) 27 Jan. 336/2 The gunner would have been guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
1962 G. A. Lipsky et al. Ethiopia xi. 190 In cases of murder, as well as of involuntary manslaughter, the defendant would be turned over to the victim's family.
2012 G. Binder Felony Murder xi. 227 The assailant might be guilty of involuntary manslaughter based on reckless disregard of a risk of death.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

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in-voluntary
in-voluntary, out-voluntary, those respectively played at the beginning and close of a religious service.extracted from voluntaryadj.adv.n.
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