单词 | non-voluntary |
释义 | non-voluntaryadj. Not voluntary.Sometimes used in contradistinction to involuntary (e.g. quots. c1454, 1895); but sometimes simply a synonym for this; cf. non- prefix 3a. 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 c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 151 He tretiþ of involuntari bi ignoraunce, he puttiþ difference bitwix ‘involuntari’ and ‘not voluntari’ or ‘noon voluntari’, seiyng þus: þat it ouȝte be callid ‘involuntari’ which no þing moueþ þe wil, and it ouȝte be callid ‘not voluntari’ or ‘nooun voluntari’ which sumwhat moueþ þe wil and not parfitli. 1856 De Bow's Rev. Dec. 624 When nature restrains, she restrains by creation. Hence her laws are unchangeably fixed and non-voluntary. 1895 Mind 12 450 A threefold classifications of all actions, as Voluntary, Non-voluntary, or Involuntary. The first and last imply Will: but the first, as identified with Will; the last, as opposed to it. 1924 N. Wilde Ethical Basis of State vii. 134 Implied in this territorial character of the State is the non-voluntary basis of its membership. 1963 E. A. Suchman Sociol. & Field of Public Health v. 88 The aura of the early nonvoluntary public health drives against the communicable diseases. 1998 J. Milne Alive & Kicking xx. 141 I didn't want to take any non-voluntary rides in Vauxhalls with men in brown boots. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1454 |
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