under-developedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndədᵻˈvɛləpt/, U.S.

/ˌəndərdəˈvɛləpt/,

/ˌəndərdiˈvɛləpt/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

a. Incompletely developed, in various senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective] > unready or immature

green?a1300

rawa1398

indigest1398

unmatured?a1425

unripea1500

unseasonable1515

unbuilded1519

inchoate1534

unripened1561

uncivil1572

unmellowed1573

unmanured1577

unblown1587

ungrown1593

unpolished1594

rudimental1597

rude1600

unsalted1602

unseasoned1602

unlicked1612

embryon1613

unbakeda1616

unbloweda1616

unfledged1615

unmellow1615

sappya1627

embryous1628

unconcocteda1631

unkneaded1633

immature1635

sucking1648

vacuous1651

embryo1659

unelaborate1663

unmature1673

unformed1689

undeveloped1736

infantile1772

uncultivated1796

unelaborated1817

fetal1820

embryotic1823

embryonic1825

embryonary1833

sophomoric1837

seedling1843

rudimentary1851

unwrought1869

juvenescent1875

vealy1890

under-developed1892

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [adjective] > underdeveloped

under-developed1892

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [adjective] > relating to specific social or cultural aspects

superorganic1867

psychocultural1926

horizontal1931

under-developed1944

heritage1970

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 259 It might have been printed from a much under-developed negative.

1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 165 Mr. Polly felt himself the faintest under~developed simulacrum of man that had ever hovered on the verge of non-existence.

1944 Ann. Reg. 1943 328 A creed of this kind [sc. Fascist] will appeal to certain types of under-developed Europeans.

1975 Gen. Systems 20 107/1 Anthropology is disorganized and crisis-ridden, yet vastly underdeveloped.

b. spec. designating a country or other region in which economic and social conditions fail to reach their potential level or an accepted standard. Cf. developing adj. and Third World n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > groups of countries > [adjective] > underdeveloped

under-developed1949

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced > to less than potential

under-developed1949

1949 H. S. Truman in Congress. Rec. 20 Jan. 478/1 Fourth, we must embark on a bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas.

1950 U.S. Dept. State Bull. 25 Sept. 497 (title) Methods of financing economic development of underdeveloped countries.

1956 T. Balogh in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 519 The typical under-developed country even in the more recent past has only attracted capital for the exploitation of primary products.

1964 W. H. Auden in Listener 1 Oct. 525/2 It's heartless to forget about the under-developed countries.

1977 P. Johnson Enemies of Society xix. 253 Among the so-called underdeveloped countries, the group most likely to carry through industrialization are those which have profited from the ‘energy crisis’ which has given them truly gigantic quantities of investment capital.

1984 Guardian 5 Nov. 12/2 Few people begrudge the aid we send to the starving or merely under-developed regions of the earth.

Derivatives

ˌunderdeˈvelopment n. incomplete development.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > incomplete economic development

underdevelopment1891

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [noun] > state, quality, or fact of

youthhood971

youtha1100

youthheadc1220

youngnessc1350

tenderc1400

youthnessc1475

unripenessa1500

youthlikeness1549

youthfulness1587

primeve1619

juvenility1623

infantility1631

youthfullity1763

youthiness1821

underdevelopment1891

vealiness1895

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > development > over- or underdevelopment

overdevelopment1842

underdevelopment1891

1891 Lancet 14 Mar. 624/2 Cases..of under~growth, and underdevelopment.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 59 When from..under-development, only a poor slide results.

1927 H. G. Wells in Sunday Express 20 Feb. 12/6 The development of Soviet flying is retarded by comparative poverty and the economic underdevelopment of the huge regions concerned.

1958 Listener 21 Aug. 274/1 It has for too long been..assumed that inserting a technical skill into a different society will automatically overcome that aspect of underdevelopment to which it is applied.

1969 A. G. Frank Lat. Amer. (1970) i. 3 Most studies of development and underdevelopment fail to take account of the economic and other relations between the metropolis and its economic colonies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-developed
释义	under-developedadj. Brit. /ˌʌndədᵻˈvɛləpt/, U.S. /ˌəndərdəˈvɛləpt/, /ˌəndərdiˈvɛləpt/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). a. Incompletely developed, in various senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective] > unready or immature green?a1300 rawa1398 indigest1398 unmatured?a1425 unripea1500 unseasonable1515 unbuilded1519 inchoate1534 unripened1561 uncivil1572 unmellowed1573 unmanured1577 unblown1587 ungrown1593 unpolished1594 rudimental1597 rude1600 unsalted1602 unseasoned1602 unlicked1612 embryon1613 unbakeda1616 unbloweda1616 unfledged1615 unmellow1615 sappya1627 embryous1628 unconcocteda1631 unkneaded1633 immature1635 sucking1648 vacuous1651 embryo1659 unelaborate1663 unmature1673 unformed1689 undeveloped1736 infantile1772 uncultivated1796 unelaborated1817 fetal1820 embryotic1823 embryonic1825 embryonary1833 sophomoric1837 seedling1843 rudimentary1851 unwrought1869 juvenescent1875 vealy1890 under-developed1892 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [adjective] > underdeveloped under-developed1892 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [adjective] > relating to specific social or cultural aspects superorganic1867 psychocultural1926 horizontal1931 under-developed1944 heritage1970 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 259 It might have been printed from a much under-developed negative. 1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly vii. 165 Mr. Polly felt himself the faintest under~developed simulacrum of man that had ever hovered on the verge of non-existence. 1944 Ann. Reg. 1943 328 A creed of this kind [sc. Fascist] will appeal to certain types of under-developed Europeans. 1975 Gen. Systems 20 107/1 Anthropology is disorganized and crisis-ridden, yet vastly underdeveloped. b. spec. designating a country or other region in which economic and social conditions fail to reach their potential level or an accepted standard. Cf. developing adj. and Third World n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > groups of countries > [adjective] > underdeveloped under-developed1949 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced > to less than potential under-developed1949 1949 H. S. Truman in Congress. Rec. 20 Jan. 478/1 Fourth, we must embark on a bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas. 1950 U.S. Dept. State Bull. 25 Sept. 497 (title) Methods of financing economic development of underdeveloped countries. 1956 T. Balogh in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 519 The typical under-developed country even in the more recent past has only attracted capital for the exploitation of primary products. 1964 W. H. Auden in Listener 1 Oct. 525/2 It's heartless to forget about the under-developed countries. 1977 P. Johnson Enemies of Society xix. 253 Among the so-called underdeveloped countries, the group most likely to carry through industrialization are those which have profited from the ‘energy crisis’ which has given them truly gigantic quantities of investment capital. 1984 Guardian 5 Nov. 12/2 Few people begrudge the aid we send to the starving or merely under-developed regions of the earth. Derivatives ˌunderdeˈvelopment n. incomplete development. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [noun] > incomplete economic development underdevelopment1891 the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [noun] > state, quality, or fact of youthhood971 youtha1100 youthheadc1220 youngnessc1350 tenderc1400 youthnessc1475 unripenessa1500 youthlikeness1549 youthfulness1587 primeve1619 juvenility1623 infantility1631 youthfullity1763 youthiness1821 underdevelopment1891 vealiness1895 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > photographic processes > [noun] > development > over- or underdevelopment overdevelopment1842 underdevelopment1891 1891 Lancet 14 Mar. 624/2 Cases..of under~growth, and underdevelopment. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 59 When from..under-development, only a poor slide results. 1927 H. G. Wells in Sunday Express 20 Feb. 12/6 The development of Soviet flying is retarded by comparative poverty and the economic underdevelopment of the huge regions concerned. 1958 Listener 21 Aug. 274/1 It has for too long been..assumed that inserting a technical skill into a different society will automatically overcome that aspect of underdevelopment to which it is applied. 1969 A. G. Frank Lat. Amer. (1970) i. 3 Most studies of development and underdevelopment fail to take account of the economic and other relations between the metropolis and its economic colonies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1891
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