blind alleyn.

Forms: see blind adj. and alley n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blind adj., alley n.¹

Etymology: < blind adj. + alley n.¹

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†a. An out-of-the-way or secret alley. Obsolete.

b. An alley closed at one end (see blind adj. 11); a cul-de-sac; also figurative, a course of action that fails to effect its purpose or from which there is no resultant benefit.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > cul-de-sac > [noun]

blind lanec1386

turn-again lane1531

blind alley1582

close1723

turn-again alley1754

loke1787

cul-de-sac1800

no-thoroughfare1809

dead-ender1870

impasse1882

blind lead1885

no through road1933

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

fool's erranda1629

job1680

water haul1823

rainbow chase1840

Sisyphism1846

blind alley1854

fool's gold1870

mug's game1900

Saltash luck1914

dead end1922

boondoggle1947

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 42 Through crosse blynd allye we iumble.

1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i. 20 He must meet me in a blind Alley.

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar i. 7 I'll e'en go lose my self in some blind Alley; and try if any courteous Damsel will think me worth the finding.

1720 J. Swift Proposal Use Irish Manuf. 12 A Hedge-Press in some Blind-Alley about Little-Britain.

1854 B. St. John Purple Tints Paris II. 2 When..he..is compelled to become one of the blind-alleys of the species.

1882 P. Fitzgerald Recreat. Lit. Man I. ii. 12 A familiarity with all the blind alleys..and passages of letters.

1898 E. Grey in Westm. Gaz. 6 June 2/3 Many of Lord Salisbury's concessions were blind alleys which led to nowhere.

1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son iii. §2 No blind alleys, or office stools.

c. attributive and figurative, applied to something that ‘leads nowhere’, esp. employment that offers no opportunities for promotion or advancement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding

unspeedya1300

speedless13..

improfitablea1325

unthriftyc1374

unnotefula1400

rewardless1481

thriveless1521

unbehovablea1557

thriftless1568

profitless1574

ungainful1599

unprofiteda1616

unthriving1617

ungaining1632

endlessa1640

gainless1640

improficuous1650

unrewarding1651

uncompensated1775

unrepaying1829

ungainsome1832

blind alley1902

dead end1928

1902 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 2/1 The second act, with its long ‘blind alley’ episode of Paolo's wife, lets down the piece severely.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 27 Oct. 2/1 ‘Blind alley’ employments.

1910 Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 3/3 The number of lads between the age of fifteen and twenty who are engaged in what have come to be known as ‘blind-alley occupations’.

1928 Daily Express 19 July 8/4 The girl who takes an easy, blind-alley, ill-paid job.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier v. 88 The youth who leaves school at fourteen and gets a blind-alley job is out of work at twenty.

1957 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation (new ed.) ix. 215 Through this radiating fan of restricted improvements and blind-alley specialisations there runs a trend towards major advance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	blind alley
释义	blind alleyn. Forms: see blind adj. and alley n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blind adj., alley n.¹ Etymology: < blind adj. + alley n.¹ Thesaurus » †a. An out-of-the-way or secret alley. Obsolete. b. An alley closed at one end (see blind adj. 11); a cul-de-sac; also figurative, a course of action that fails to effect its purpose or from which there is no resultant benefit. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > cul-de-sac > [noun] blind lanec1386 turn-again lane1531 blind alley1582 close1723 turn-again alley1754 loke1787 cul-de-sac1800 no-thoroughfare1809 dead-ender1870 impasse1882 blind lead1885 no through road1933 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 fool's erranda1629 job1680 water haul1823 rainbow chase1840 Sisyphism1846 blind alley1854 fool's gold1870 mug's game1900 Saltash luck1914 dead end1922 boondoggle1947 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 42 Through crosse blynd allye we iumble. 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i. 20 He must meet me in a blind Alley. 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar i. 7 I'll e'en go lose my self in some blind Alley; and try if any courteous Damsel will think me worth the finding. 1720 J. Swift Proposal Use Irish Manuf. 12 A Hedge-Press in some Blind-Alley about Little-Britain. 1854 B. St. John Purple Tints Paris II. 2 When..he..is compelled to become one of the blind-alleys of the species. 1882 P. Fitzgerald Recreat. Lit. Man I. ii. 12 A familiarity with all the blind alleys..and passages of letters. 1898 E. Grey in Westm. Gaz. 6 June 2/3 Many of Lord Salisbury's concessions were blind alleys which led to nowhere. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son iii. §2 No blind alleys, or office stools. c. attributive and figurative, applied to something that ‘leads nowhere’, esp. employment that offers no opportunities for promotion or advancement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding unspeedya1300 speedless13.. improfitablea1325 unthriftyc1374 unnotefula1400 rewardless1481 thriveless1521 unbehovablea1557 thriftless1568 profitless1574 ungainful1599 unprofiteda1616 unthriving1617 ungaining1632 endlessa1640 gainless1640 improficuous1650 unrewarding1651 uncompensated1775 unrepaying1829 ungainsome1832 blind alley1902 dead end1928 1902 Westm. Gaz. 10 June 2/1 The second act, with its long ‘blind alley’ episode of Paolo's wife, lets down the piece severely. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 27 Oct. 2/1 ‘Blind alley’ employments. 1910 Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 3/3 The number of lads between the age of fifteen and twenty who are engaged in what have come to be known as ‘blind-alley occupations’. 1928 Daily Express 19 July 8/4 The girl who takes an easy, blind-alley, ill-paid job. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier v. 88 The youth who leaves school at fourteen and gets a blind-alley job is out of work at twenty. 1957 J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation (new ed.) ix. 215 Through this radiating fan of restricted improvements and blind-alley specialisations there runs a trend towards major advance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1582
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