un-Westernadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwɛstərn/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, western adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + western adj.

Not western (in various senses); esp. not characteristic or typical of the Western world or its inhabitants; contrary to or not in accordance with Western values.

ΚΠ

1843 Knickerbocker Jan. 56 This is a cruel, unmanly, un-western sport, and should be scorned by the forester.

1870 Marlburian 8 June 101/1 I did not at all regret getting ‘jammed’, even in a Chinese crowd, to see so completely un-Western an entertainment.

1903 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 230 To tell the truth, Barrett's calm philosophy irritated her not a little. It was painfully un-Western.

1945 W. V. T. Clark City of Trembling Leaves vi. 62 He spoke very softly and yet clearly, with a distinct, unwestern accent that slurred no part of any word.

1981 G. MacBeth Kind of Treason xii. 116 The Japanese were traditionally un-Western in their attitude to declarations of war.

2005 C. de Waal Albania Today iii. 29 The Albanian rentier's concept of landlord–tenant relations was quite un-western.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	un-western
释义	un-Westernadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɛstərn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, western adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + western adj. Not western (in various senses); esp. not characteristic or typical of the Western world or its inhabitants; contrary to or not in accordance with Western values. ΚΠ 1843 Knickerbocker Jan. 56 This is a cruel, unmanly, un-western sport, and should be scorned by the forester. 1870 Marlburian 8 June 101/1 I did not at all regret getting ‘jammed’, even in a Chinese crowd, to see so completely un-Western an entertainment. 1903 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 230 To tell the truth, Barrett's calm philosophy irritated her not a little. It was painfully un-Western. 1945 W. V. T. Clark City of Trembling Leaves vi. 62 He spoke very softly and yet clearly, with a distinct, unwestern accent that slurred no part of any word. 1981 G. MacBeth Kind of Treason xii. 116 The Japanese were traditionally un-Western in their attitude to declarations of war. 2005 C. de Waal Albania Today iii. 29 The Albanian rentier's concept of landlord–tenant relations was quite un-western. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1843
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