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单词 uneventful
释义

uneventfuladj.

Brit. /ˌʌnᵻˈvɛntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənəˈvɛn(t)fəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, eventful adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + eventful adj.
(un- prefix1 1.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > uneventful
unincidental1772
incidentless1782
eventless1786
uneventful1800
undated1878
1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 7 There is little to keep up its energy in the uneventful tenour of domestic life.
1862 E. Johnston Gifts & Graces xxv. 249 There is little to tell, for their uneventful lives are gliding on as usual.
1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 167 We have said enough to show that its story has not been uneventful.

Derivatives

uneˈventfully adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adverb] > uneventfully
eventlessly1851
uneventfully1865
1865 Cornhill Mag. Apr. 405 The two next days passed quietly and uneventfully.
1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey vii. 172 They rattled uneventfully down..by rail.
uneˈventfulness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > uneventfulness or failure to happen
failure1643
eventlessness1852
uneventfulness1878
non-event1936
non-happening1968
1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems Introd. p. ix The uneventfulness outwardly of the ‘Life’ accounts for the few facts given.
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