officelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒfɪslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɔfəsləs/,

/ˈɑfəsləs/

Forms: see office n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: office n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < office n. + -less suffix.

rare.

Having no office (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > not

officelessc1475

unofficed1644

unofficial1787

c1475 (?a1440) B. Burgh Distichs of Cato (Rawl. C.48) 1136 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1906) 116 32 (MED) Whenne Thofficer is vnkynde, than seithe the pres: ‘Now wold God this man is officeles.’

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 88 Offiselese, immunis, officiperdus.

1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 739 I now must wander through a world All officeless and cold.

1946 M. Buber Moses 87 They are powerless, officeless spokesmen of Heaven, whereas he [sc. Moses]..is the commissioned leader of Israel.

1972 Hist. & Theory 11 241 In medium-aged towns he finds actual conversions concentrated, not among anxiety-ridden town founders, but among their landless, officeless, powerless sons.

2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 2 Mar. a19 Gary Locke is both homeless and officeless because of damage to the governor's mansion and the State Capitol.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	officeless
释义	officelessadj. Brit. /ˈɒfɪslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɔfəsləs/, /ˈɑfəsləs/ Forms: see office n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: office n., -less suffix. Etymology: < office n. + -less suffix. rare. Having no office (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [adjective] > holding office > not officelessc1475 unofficed1644 unofficial1787 c1475 (?a1440) B. Burgh Distichs of Cato (Rawl. C.48) 1136 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1906) 116 32 (MED) Whenne Thofficer is vnkynde, than seithe the pres: ‘Now wold God this man is officeles.’ ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 88 Offiselese, immunis, officiperdus. 1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 739 I now must wander through a world All officeless and cold. 1946 M. Buber Moses 87 They are powerless, officeless spokesmen of Heaven, whereas he [sc. Moses]..is the commissioned leader of Israel. 1972 Hist. & Theory 11 241 In medium-aged towns he finds actual conversions concentrated, not among anxiety-ridden town founders, but among their landless, officeless, powerless sons. 2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 2 Mar. a19 Gary Locke is both homeless and officeless because of damage to the governor's mansion and the State Capitol. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1475
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