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单词 unassisting
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unassistingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, assisting adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + assisting adj. Compare unassistant adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈssisting.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective] > not
unhelply1408
helpless1593
unhelping1604
unserviceable1614
unhelpfula1616
unassisting1694
unaiding1716
unassistant1796
1694 J. Dryden Love Triumphant iv. i. 52 They stretch their unassisting Hands in vain, But none will plunge into the raging Main, To save the sinking Passenger from Death.
1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 395 Nor Sthenelus, with unassisting Hands, Remain'd unheedful of his Lord's Commands.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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