non-answern.

Brit.

/ˈnɒnˌɑːnsə/,

/ˈnɒnˌansə/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˌænsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, answer n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + answer n. Compare earlier non-answer v.

1. A failure or refusal to give an answer; a failure to obtain an answer.

ΚΠ

1825 Examiner 30 Jan. 67 On his application to the Chancellor, the worthy letter-writer pleaded his letter, and the non-answer to it by Lord Byron, as implying the latter had no objection to his making use of any letters in his possession.

1885 Times 6 Jan. 14 How could the mere non-answer to that letter be evidence of malice?

1951 N.Y. Times 5 June 27/2 (headline) Non-answer is sustained.

1994 Public Opinion Q. 58 45 When repeated calls to a selected number resulted in all nonanswers, the number was discarded as nonproductive.

2. An answer that does not deserve to be called an answer; an inadequate or evasive answer.

ΚΠ

1832 Times 5 Oct. 3/5 The King of Holland..gave a non-answer, or evasive reply.

1857 Harper's Mag. Jan. 217/2 That the engagement was broken,..Mr. Rochdale's answer, or rather non-answer, to his mother's plain letter made now certain.

1882 N. Amer. Rev. May 529 If Garfield's recovery was answer to prayer.., then his death was the non-answer to prayer.

1962 Western Polit. Q. 15 755 Lindsay Rogers' lively, provocative, and urbane non-answer to the question ‘Who Determines Our Foreign Policy’.

1975 K. Hunter Survivors xxii. 239 ‘How much money do you have left in your bank now, B.J.?’ ‘Enough,’ was his non-answer.

1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 214/2 It was a nonanswer meant to say that it wasn't for Joe Hoar to decide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

non-answerv.

Brit.

/nɒnˈɑːnsə/,

/nɒnˈansə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈænsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, answer v.

Etymology: < non- prefix + answer v.; in sense 2 probably independently re-formed after non-answer n.

1. intransitive. To fail or refuse to give an answer.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 294 Keeping eyes shut or open at pleasure, to non-answer or false answer to questions.

2. transitive. To utter as an inadequate answer.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

2002 J. Goad Shit Magnet xv. 243 ‘You should never hit a woman,’ she non-answers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-answer
释义	non-answern. Brit. /ˈnɒnˌɑːnsə/, /ˈnɒnˌansə/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˌænsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, answer n. Etymology: < non- prefix + answer n. Compare earlier non-answer v. 1. A failure or refusal to give an answer; a failure to obtain an answer. ΚΠ 1825 Examiner 30 Jan. 67 On his application to the Chancellor, the worthy letter-writer pleaded his letter, and the non-answer to it by Lord Byron, as implying the latter had no objection to his making use of any letters in his possession. 1885 Times 6 Jan. 14 How could the mere non-answer to that letter be evidence of malice? 1951 N.Y. Times 5 June 27/2 (headline) Non-answer is sustained. 1994 Public Opinion Q. 58 45 When repeated calls to a selected number resulted in all nonanswers, the number was discarded as nonproductive. 2. An answer that does not deserve to be called an answer; an inadequate or evasive answer. ΚΠ 1832 Times 5 Oct. 3/5 The King of Holland..gave a non-answer, or evasive reply. 1857 Harper's Mag. Jan. 217/2 That the engagement was broken,..Mr. Rochdale's answer, or rather non-answer, to his mother's plain letter made now certain. 1882 N. Amer. Rev. May 529 If Garfield's recovery was answer to prayer.., then his death was the non-answer to prayer. 1962 Western Polit. Q. 15 755 Lindsay Rogers' lively, provocative, and urbane non-answer to the question ‘Who Determines Our Foreign Policy’. 1975 K. Hunter Survivors xxii. 239 ‘How much money do you have left in your bank now, B.J.?’ ‘Enough,’ was his non-answer. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 214/2 It was a nonanswer meant to say that it wasn't for Joe Hoar to decide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). non-answerv. Brit. /nɒnˈɑːnsə/, /nɒnˈansə/, U.S. /nɑnˈænsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, answer v. Etymology: < non- prefix + answer v.; in sense 2 probably independently re-formed after non-answer n. 1. intransitive. To fail or refuse to give an answer.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 294 Keeping eyes shut or open at pleasure, to non-answer or false answer to questions. 2. transitive. To utter as an inadequate answer.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 2002 J. Goad Shit Magnet xv. 243 ‘You should never hit a woman,’ she non-answers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825v.1818
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