non-powern.adj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈpaʊə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈpaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see non- prefix and power n.¹; also Middle English novn-power, Middle English nunpower, Middle English nounper (perhaps transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, power n.¹

Etymology: < non- prefix + power n.¹, originally after Anglo-Norman nounpower, Old French nonpooir (12th cent.; also attested in Anglo-Norman as nounpoair, nounpoar, nounpoer, nunpoer).

A. n.

1. Lack of power; impotence; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness

unmightinessOE

non-powera1387

unpowerc1400

impotencea1420

palsya1450

impossibilityc1450

impotencyc1460

impuissance1483

impotentness1530

powerlessness1650

enervity1656

paralysis1809

nervelessness1857

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 389 Þis byfel nouȝt in þis manere for nonpower [v.r. no power; ?a1475 anon. tr. impotence; L. impotentiam] of seynt German, but he sparede and dede his gest reverence in his owne hous.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvii. 310 Nouȝt of þe nounpowere of god, þat he ne is myȝtful To amende al þat amys is.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 374 (MED) God mai not faile on his side for noun-power or unwitt.

c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 148 (MED) If..boþe his power and his vnmyght Were fully counterpaysed in a balaunce, His nonpower wolde paysen all doun right.

a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 60 (MED) Nunpower nor pouerte makith none excuse Of theym that love fectually.

c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 13 Herin blame my non power but not my will, for in faith I might not doo it.

1844 Lit. Gaz. 14 Sept. 593/2 The non-power of putting debtors first to expense and then into gaol, is to ruin credit and destroy the trade of England!!

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Fat sheep..very often get upon their backs, and having nothing to kick against are unable to turn... This position is called a nonpower... I vound two o' they [yoa·z] ewes to a nonpower z'mornin', but they wad'n hurted.

1952 Ethics 62 127/1 Santayana does not consider that nonpower also corrupts.

1974 Amer. Speech 1971 46 90 UN debates may be exercises in nonpower.

1987 Yale French Stud. No. 75. 95 Ambition for power in the world of art—that is in the universe of nonpower.

2. Something which is not a power; something (in later use esp. a state) which lacks power. rare.

ΚΠ

a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 121 All thes poiars comen of impotencie, And therfore thay mey properly by callid nown poiars.

1974 R. Sweeney tr. P. Ricoeur Conflict of Interpretations v. 422 What the Essay on Radical Evil teaches about freedom, indeed, is that this same power that duty imputes to us is in reality a nonpower.

1998 Newsweek 7 Sept. 34/2 You might be wondering why problems in Russia, a nuclear superpower but an economic nonpower, should be clobbering markets in the United States.

B. adj.

(attributive). That is not concerned with power; esp. that does not use or involve electrical (nuclear, etc.) power.

ΚΠ

1940 Far Eastern Surv. 9 96/1 The Japanese have used a system of power boats equipped with modern storage facilities which are accompanied by a fleet of nonpower fishing boats.

1949 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 31 217 All existing nuclear piles have been constructed for non-power purposes.

1952 Polit. Sci. Q. 67 491 The rôle which non-power methods, such as legal procedures and moral appeals, may at times successfully play in the pursuit of security.

1966 Amer. Econ. Rev. 56 274 There are studies [of nuclear power] covering nonpower applications, such as desalting sea water, food preservation.., etc.

1991 Canoe Mar. 13/1 The non-power face of the blade is that side of the blade that meets the least resistance in a forward power stroke.

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

单词	non-power
释义	non-powern.adj. Brit. /nɒnˈpaʊə/, U.S. /nɑnˈpaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see non- prefix and power n.¹; also Middle English novn-power, Middle English nunpower, Middle English nounper (perhaps transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: non- prefix, power n.¹ Etymology: < non- prefix + power n.¹, originally after Anglo-Norman nounpower, Old French nonpooir (12th cent.; also attested in Anglo-Norman as nounpoair, nounpoar, nounpoer, nunpoer). A. n. 1. Lack of power; impotence; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness unmightinessOE non-powera1387 unpowerc1400 impotencea1420 palsya1450 impossibilityc1450 impotencyc1460 impuissance1483 impotentness1530 powerlessness1650 enervity1656 paralysis1809 nervelessness1857 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 389 Þis byfel nouȝt in þis manere for nonpower [v.r. no power; ?a1475 anon. tr. impotence; L. impotentiam] of seynt German, but he sparede and dede his gest reverence in his owne hous. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvii. 310 Nouȝt of þe nounpowere of god, þat he ne is myȝtful To amende al þat amys is. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 374 (MED) God mai not faile on his side for noun-power or unwitt. c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 148 (MED) If..boþe his power and his vnmyght Were fully counterpaysed in a balaunce, His nonpower wolde paysen all doun right. a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 60 (MED) Nunpower nor pouerte makith none excuse Of theym that love fectually. c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 13 Herin blame my non power but not my will, for in faith I might not doo it. 1844 Lit. Gaz. 14 Sept. 593/2 The non-power of putting debtors first to expense and then into gaol, is to ruin credit and destroy the trade of England!! 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Fat sheep..very often get upon their backs, and having nothing to kick against are unable to turn... This position is called a nonpower... I vound two o' they [yoa·z] ewes to a nonpower z'mornin', but they wad'n hurted. 1952 Ethics 62 127/1 Santayana does not consider that nonpower also corrupts. 1974 Amer. Speech 1971 46 90 UN debates may be exercises in nonpower. 1987 Yale French Stud. No. 75. 95 Ambition for power in the world of art—that is in the universe of nonpower. 2. Something which is not a power; something (in later use esp. a state) which lacks power. rare. ΚΠ a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 121 All thes poiars comen of impotencie, And therfore thay mey properly by callid nown poiars. 1974 R. Sweeney tr. P. Ricoeur Conflict of Interpretations v. 422 What the Essay on Radical Evil teaches about freedom, indeed, is that this same power that duty imputes to us is in reality a nonpower. 1998 Newsweek 7 Sept. 34/2 You might be wondering why problems in Russia, a nuclear superpower but an economic nonpower, should be clobbering markets in the United States. B. adj. (attributive). That is not concerned with power; esp. that does not use or involve electrical (nuclear, etc.) power. ΚΠ 1940 Far Eastern Surv. 9 96/1 The Japanese have used a system of power boats equipped with modern storage facilities which are accompanied by a fleet of nonpower fishing boats. 1949 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 31 217 All existing nuclear piles have been constructed for non-power purposes. 1952 Polit. Sci. Q. 67 491 The rôle which non-power methods, such as legal procedures and moral appeals, may at times successfully play in the pursuit of security. 1966 Amer. Econ. Rev. 56 274 There are studies [of nuclear power] covering nonpower applications, such as desalting sea water, food preservation.., etc. 1991 Canoe Mar. 13/1 The non-power face of the blade is that side of the blade that meets the least resistance in a forward power stroke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1387
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