单词 | unasked |
释义 | unaskedadj. 1. a. Without being asked; not requested or intreated; uninvited. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked unbiddenc1010 unboonedc1175 unaskeda1255 unfrayneda1275 uncalleda1400 unbid14.. unprayeda1402 unrequiredc1425 undesired1470 unchargedc1485 uncommandeda1535 unrequested1564 unsolicited1594 unsued1594 unsought1598 unspeeredc1598 unentreated1601 unimportuned?1611 unurgeda1616 uninvited1632 unsupplicated1634 unpetitioned1639 uninterrogated1803 unsolicitated1807 a1255 Ancr. R. 338 Þe hwule þet tu const siggen out [in shrift], seie al unasked. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 130 Gyf a knycht..had gevyn a coursour to the prouost of paris vnaskit. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 In gentil manner thus he soone discoursed, vnasked. 1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgr. in Wks. (1630) 123/1 Master Taylor, at the Sarazen's head, Vnask'd (vnpaid for) me both lodg'd and fed. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 14 Fair Amyntas comes unask'd to me, And offers Love. 1710 M. Prior To Earl Godolphin in Examiner 10 Unask'd you offer, and unseen you give. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires i. iii. 3 Sing they can never at a friend's request, Yet chant it forth, unask'd, from morn till night. 1810 G. Crabbe Borough xviii. 239 He shows the Shipping;..He makes (unask'd) their Ports and Business known. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist xxiv She went to the music rack and gave the song unasked. ΚΠ 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxii. 204 I have several times been unasked to eat. 2. a. Not asked for; not made the subject of a request. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked > not asked for unaskedc1485 undemanded1513 unrequired?1518 unbegged1579 unsued1594 unurged1594 unrakeda1601 uncalleda1610 unbesought1667 unimplored1667 unbespoken1681 unsolicited1687 unasked1729 unordered1749 over-the-transom1952 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 89 Quhat thingis..has sauf condyt be preuilege vnaskit at the princis. ?1529 S. Fish Supplicacyon for Beggers sig. A5 There was giuen theim ynough vnaxed. 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Biij Yet hath he..begd for that which thou vnaskt shalt haue. 1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgr. in Wks. (1630) 123/2 I thought it no good manners to refuse, But thank'd him for his kinde vnasked gift. 1658 F. Osborne Trad. Mem. Raigne Iames 53 in Hist. Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & Iames The Scots: by whom nothing was unasked, and to whom nothing was denied. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 357. ¶10 Adam..expostulates with his Creator for giving him an unasked Existence. 1751 W. Warburton in Wks. of Alexander Pope IX. 342 (note) To the issue of that unasked and unsought compliment these words allude. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 29 He delivered his unasked opinion as follows. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 426 Indeed I thought That news of ill unasked would soon be brought. b. Similarly with for. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked > not asked for unaskedc1485 undemanded1513 unrequired?1518 unbegged1579 unsued1594 unurged1594 unrakeda1601 uncalleda1610 unbesought1667 unimplored1667 unbespoken1681 unsolicited1687 unasked1729 unordered1749 over-the-transom1952 1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. iii. 117 The unask'd-for Bounty, and downright Generosity of his Benefactor. 1861 Lady Lyttelton Let. 15 Dec. The Queen..sent me an account on the 10th (unasked for..) through Lady Augusta Bruce. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxviii. 123 An unasked-for concession to their cause. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1255 |
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