ransackedadj.

Brit.

/ˈransakt/, U.S.

/ˈrænˌsækt/

Forms: see ransack v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ransack v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < ransack v. + -ed suffix¹.

That has been ransacked; thoroughly searched or explored, esp. in such a way as to cause damage or disorder; plundered, pillaged.

ΚΠ

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 423 Ransakyd, investigatus, perscrutatus.

1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. xiv. f. 26 Emonge the spoiles of the ransacked Citie.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxiii. 310 This desolate and solitary house, wider of haunte then the ransackt sanctuary of Ierusalem.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. 346 He had sacrificed the subuersion of Asculum to the ghosts of so many Consulary armies, and to the Gods of so manie ransackt cities.

1659 T. Sprat Plague of Athens 10 The ransack'd Memory Languish'd in naked poverty.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 265 The Spoils which they from ransack'd Houses brought.

1740 W. Oldys Life Sir W. Ralegh 82 In this maimed, ransacked and ragged condition, the said Ship returned to England.

1788 Poetry of World I. 123 Anon, I view The ransack'd town.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I clix. 82 Antonia bustled round the ransack'd room.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. xxv. 175 A Flora and a Fauna which have no similitudes in the ransacked quarters of the Old World.

1891 A. Austin Human Trag. (ed. 4) i. 18 His sires had wrung from ransacked sea and shore The guerdon modern glory covets most, Wealth.

1940 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 23 Feb. 4/5 The memory of Josie's ransacked room flashed into my mind.

1975 New Yorker 26 May 18/3 A terrifying depiction of a ransacked spirit.

1990 G. Will Suddenly i. xii. 15 Now, where do you suppose this crude agitprop comes from? Some ransacked East German propaganda office?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ransacked
释义	ransackedadj. Brit. /ˈransakt/, U.S. /ˈrænˌsækt/ Forms: see ransack v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ransack v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < ransack v. + -ed suffix¹. That has been ransacked; thoroughly searched or explored, esp. in such a way as to cause damage or disorder; plundered, pillaged. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 423 Ransakyd, investigatus, perscrutatus. 1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. xiv. f. 26 Emonge the spoiles of the ransacked Citie. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxiii. 310 This desolate and solitary house, wider of haunte then the ransackt sanctuary of Ierusalem. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. 346 He had sacrificed the subuersion of Asculum to the ghosts of so many Consulary armies, and to the Gods of so manie ransackt cities. 1659 T. Sprat Plague of Athens 10 The ransack'd Memory Languish'd in naked poverty. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 265 The Spoils which they from ransack'd Houses brought. 1740 W. Oldys Life Sir W. Ralegh 82 In this maimed, ransacked and ragged condition, the said Ship returned to England. 1788 Poetry of World I. 123 Anon, I view The ransack'd town. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I clix. 82 Antonia bustled round the ransack'd room. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. xxv. 175 A Flora and a Fauna which have no similitudes in the ransacked quarters of the Old World. 1891 A. Austin Human Trag. (ed. 4) i. 18 His sires had wrung from ransacked sea and shore The guerdon modern glory covets most, Wealth. 1940 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 23 Feb. 4/5 The memory of Josie's ransacked room flashed into my mind. 1975 New Yorker 26 May 18/3 A terrifying depiction of a ransacked spirit. 1990 G. Will Suddenly i. xii. 15 Now, where do you suppose this crude agitprop comes from? Some ransacked East German propaganda office? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440
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