单词 | unasking |
释义 | unaskingadj. a. (un- prefix1 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > not curious uncurious1570 uninquisitive1595 unsearching1599 incurious1613 unexamining1682 unasking1722 uninvestigating1802 uninquiring1804 unenquiring1813 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature v. 116 That he..should have many things granted him, which are not given to the careless, obdurate, unasking part of mankind. 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 271 Laid under contribution to the unasking necessities of the pupil of Mercury. 1876 S. Lanier Clover 97 This cool, unasking Ox Comes browsing o'er my hills and vales of Time. b. In participial use: Without asking for. (un- prefix1 7b.) ΚΠ 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act I. xxxix. 283 Unasking more, he implored only the Continuation of Health to himself and Family. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1722 |
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