unerringadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈəːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɛrɪŋ/,

/ˌənˈərɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4

1. Making no error or mistake; not going or leading astray in judgement or opinion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [adjective]

wiseOE

deada1592

sure-footed1633

inerring1661

unerring1679

safe1788

errorless1856

inerroneous1880

error-free1927

1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 270 They believed his miracles upon the Credit of Constant Vnerring Tradition.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 139 With sure foresight, and with unerring Doom, He sees what is, and was, and is to come.

1732 R. Challoner (title) The Unerring Authority of the Catholic Church in matters of Faith.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iv. 324 I know this vision sent From Heaven, and feel of its unerring truth.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. viii. 565 The unerring principles of political economy.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 29 The unerring guides of ourselves and of those who were under us.

absolute.1813 S. T. Coleridge Remorse iii. ii. 40 I breath'd to the Unerring Permitted prayers.

2. Corresponding with the utmost exactness or closeness to some standard or aim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective]

rightOE

namely?c1225

lealc1330

very1338

truec1400

justc1425

exquisite1541

precise?a1560

jump1581

accuratea1599

nice1600

refined1607

punctual1608

press?1611

square1632

exact1645

unerring1665

proper1694

correct1705

pointed1724

prig1776

precisivea1805

as right as a trivet1835

spot on1936

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 39 in Scepsis Scientifica The unerring exactness we find in Animal Formations.

1684 J. Smith Profit & Pleasure United 166 Therefore I thought fit to lay down such Unerring Rules, as [etc.].

1710 M. Prior Examiner 7 Sept. The Works of learned Men are weighed here by the unerring Ballance of Party.

1775 T. Tyrwhitt Canterbury Tales of Chaucer IV. 91 An operation, which every Ballad-monger in our days..is known to perform with the most unerring exactness.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 132 The Son of the Mist again led the way, with an unerring precision.

1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 434 We may trace with unerring certainty the steps [etc.].

3. Not going astray from the intended mark; certain, sure:

a. Of missiles or other weapons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > given direction towards a mark > aimed straight at mark > not going astray from mark

unerring1626

1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xii. 240 With that, th' vnerring dart..[he] flung.

1712 Spectator No. 527. ⁋3 Procris..made her Husband..a Present of an unerring Javelin.

c1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Sec. Poems 12 Goddess, whose unerring dart Stops the lynx, or flying hart.

b. Of aim, agents or agencies, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective]

wislyc1000

sickera1225

firm1377

unfailingc1400

decided1439

suredc1450

sure1470

infirmat1487

delivered1499

fast and sure1528

undeceivablea1535

undoubteda1535

certainc1540

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

constant1611

positivea1616

square1632

formal1635

unapocryphal1644

inconditional1646

inconditionate1654

undeceitful1673

unshakeable1677

unproblematic1683

unprecarious1688

unerring1697

safe1788

hard1791

unproblematical1792

decisive1800

dead-on1889

hands down1900

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 599 One Dart he drew, And with unerring aim, and utmost Vigour threw.

c1709 M. Prior 2nd Hymn Callimachus 127 Thy unerring Hand elanc'd Another, and another Dart.

1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epode v, in tr. Horace Odes II. 291 By the unerring Wrath of Jove, Unerring shall his Vengeance prove.

1801 W. Scott Glenfinlas in M. G. Lewis Tales of Wonder I. 123 How matchless was thy broad claymore, How deadly thine unerring bow.

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 46 He was considered an unerring shot.

1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 112 Occasionally striking with unerring aim at its prey.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unerring
释义	unerringn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈəːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈɛrɪŋ/, /ˌənˈərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, erring n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + erring n. Compare inerrancy n., unerrancy n., and unerringness n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈerrancy. (un- prefix¹ 8.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] > freeing from error unerring1709 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation 247 He was in Judgment for the unerring of General Councils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). unerringadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈəːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈɛrɪŋ/, /ˌənˈərɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4 1. Making no error or mistake; not going or leading astray in judgement or opinion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [adjective] wiseOE deada1592 sure-footed1633 inerring1661 unerring1679 safe1788 errorless1856 inerroneous1880 error-free1927 1679 R. South Serm. Several Occasions 270 They believed his miracles upon the Credit of Constant Vnerring Tradition. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 139 With sure foresight, and with unerring Doom, He sees what is, and was, and is to come. View more context for this quotation 1732 R. Challoner (title) The Unerring Authority of the Catholic Church in matters of Faith. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iv. 324 I know this vision sent From Heaven, and feel of its unerring truth. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. viii. 565 The unerring principles of political economy. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 29 The unerring guides of ourselves and of those who were under us. absolute.1813 S. T. Coleridge Remorse iii. ii. 40 I breath'd to the Unerring Permitted prayers. 2. Corresponding with the utmost exactness or closeness to some standard or aim. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adjective] rightOE namely?c1225 lealc1330 very1338 truec1400 justc1425 exquisite1541 precise?a1560 jump1581 accuratea1599 nice1600 refined1607 punctual1608 press?1611 square1632 exact1645 unerring1665 proper1694 correct1705 pointed1724 prig1776 precisivea1805 as right as a trivet1835 spot on1936 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 39 in Scepsis Scientifica The unerring exactness we find in Animal Formations. 1684 J. Smith Profit & Pleasure United 166 Therefore I thought fit to lay down such Unerring Rules, as [etc.]. 1710 M. Prior Examiner 7 Sept. The Works of learned Men are weighed here by the unerring Ballance of Party. 1775 T. Tyrwhitt Canterbury Tales of Chaucer IV. 91 An operation, which every Ballad-monger in our days..is known to perform with the most unerring exactness. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose vi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 132 The Son of the Mist again led the way, with an unerring precision. 1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 434 We may trace with unerring certainty the steps [etc.]. 3. Not going astray from the intended mark; certain, sure: a. Of missiles or other weapons. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > given direction towards a mark > aimed straight at mark > not going astray from mark unerring1626 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xii. 240 With that, th' vnerring dart..[he] flung. 1712 Spectator No. 527. ⁋3 Procris..made her Husband..a Present of an unerring Javelin. c1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Sec. Poems 12 Goddess, whose unerring dart Stops the lynx, or flying hart. b. Of aim, agents or agencies, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] wislyc1000 sickera1225 firm1377 unfailingc1400 decided1439 suredc1450 sure1470 infirmat1487 delivered1499 fast and sure1528 undeceivablea1535 undoubteda1535 certainc1540 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 constant1611 positivea1616 square1632 formal1635 unapocryphal1644 inconditional1646 inconditionate1654 undeceitful1673 unshakeable1677 unproblematic1683 unprecarious1688 unerring1697 safe1788 hard1791 unproblematical1792 decisive1800 dead-on1889 hands down1900 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 599 One Dart he drew, And with unerring aim, and utmost Vigour threw. c1709 M. Prior 2nd Hymn Callimachus 127 Thy unerring Hand elanc'd Another, and another Dart. 1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epode v, in tr. Horace Odes II. 291 By the unerring Wrath of Jove, Unerring shall his Vengeance prove. 1801 W. Scott Glenfinlas in M. G. Lewis Tales of Wonder I. 123 How matchless was thy broad claymore, How deadly thine unerring bow. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 46 He was considered an unerring shot. 1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 112 Occasionally striking with unerring aim at its prey. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1709adj.1626
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