单词 | unmanned |
释义 | unmannedadj.1 I. Not provided with a man or men. Cf. man v. I. 1. Originally Military and Nautical. Of a fort, ship, etc.: not provided with a person or a company of people as a crew, defensive force, etc.; without the presence or involvement of a human operator or controller (now esp. in relation to air and space travel). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > [adjective] > type of flight unmanned1544 motorless1897 flapping1899 cross-country1909 fly-through1983 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [adjective] > manned > not unmanned1544 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > well- or ill-manned > without crew, captain, or helmsman unmanned1544 guideless1557 sailorless1816 crewless1889 uncaptained1895 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > manned or piloted > not unmanned1906 pilotless1909 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre ii. li. sig. L iij That he leaue not his campe vndefenced and vnmanned. 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iv. sig. L2 Set me with him, Vpon the maine mast of a ship vnmand. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. v. sig. C Natiue heate So prodigally flow'd, t'exterior parts, That thinner Citadell was left vnmand. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe iv. 48 To guard that breach [I] did all my Forces guide, And left unmann'd the quiet Senses side. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad VI. xxii. 479 See, if already their deserted Tow'rs Are left unman'd. 1781 E. Pendleton Let. 8 Oct. in Lett. & Papers (1967) I. 373 A Report prevailed that their Vessels were unrigged, ungunned and unmanned. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own III. vi. 123 One of the unmanned oars. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen vi. 93 Four of the craft..had been left unmanned. 1897 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 137/2 To reach much higher altitudes than three miles unmanned free balloons have been considerably used in France. 1906 Nature 8 Nov. 35/2 The machines he made and launched were all ‘unmanned’. 1946 Congressional Digest May 154/2 ‘Drone’ aircraft—they are unmanned, radio controlled. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics xiii. 552 Unmanned satellites and guided missiles. 1996 Observer 31 Mar. 4/7 These unmanned aerial vehicles are just ideal for police work. 2010 D. J. Spurling Introd. Transport Econ. xxii. 323 The use of a signalman has also fallen as far more unmanned level crossings have been used. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > not occupied by a man unmanned1596 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxx. 293 At first she feares, but lastly findes the Armor was vn-man'd. b. Of a place: unoccupied by people; uninhabited, unpopulated. Now rare except as merged with sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > not unbiggedc1175 desert1297 void1338 desolatec1374 unhabited1490 inhabitable?1529 disinhabit1530 depopulate1531 uninhabita1540 unpeopled1547 undwelta1557 uninhabited1571 dishabited1577 dispeopled1577 unhabit1580 disinhabited1600 desertful1601 unmanned1609 inhabited1614 peopleless1621 deserted1629 depopulated1632 unhabitated1648 unseated1662 desolated1693 unpopulous1715 unsettled1724 unpopulated1776 bandless1862 populationless1885 unlived-in1927 the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > deserted manlessOE willc1330 void1338 desolatec1374 destitute1382 blouta1522 destituted1550 unmanned1609 lifeless1615 deserted1629 vaked1638 vacant1791 1609 T. Heywood tr. Sallust Hist. Warre of Iugurth xv. 47 in tr. Sallust Two Worthy & Notable Hist. A famous Mountaine..shewed it selfe. It was by Nature barren, vnmanned, and dispeopled. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 230 They left it [sc. the land] unmann'd thrice in the year. 1765 O. Goldsmith Traveller (ed. 2) 8 Nought remain'd..But towns unman'd, and lords without a slave. 1906 G. E. Evans in Brisbane Courier 2 Feb. Suppl. 1 How shall we call Australia great..When..the wide heritage we hold Lies empty and unmanned. 3. Unsupported by a person or people; unassisted. Now poetic and rare.In quot. 1622 showing transfer of sense 1 to the commander of a ship. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective] > aided, helped, or assisted > not helplessc1175 unholpen1382 unsuccoured1422 unhelpeda1425 unrelievedc1525 unassisted1614 unmanned1622 unaided1667 unhelpless1681 unministereda1744 unmidwifed1747 unlightened1784 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea vii. 15 If I had not..had a third part more of men, then I had need of, I had beene forced to goe to the Sea vnmanned; or to giue over my Voyage. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Trag. Barnavelt (1980) iv. i. 56 Make haste, he is yet vnmand: we may come time enough to enter with him. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State To Rdr. sig. A2v Nor let it render the modestie of this Book suspected, because it presumes to appear in company unmann'd by any Patron. 1910 M. J. Cawein Cabestaing iii. ii, in Shadow Garden 252 Thou hast wagered now That I shall hunt, unmanned, undogged, this beast That hath slain several men and many dogs? II. Not tamed. Cf. man v. III. 4. Falconry. Of a hawk: not accustomed to the presence of people; not tamed or manned (man v. 9). Also in extended use: not made tractable or docile. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [adjective] > untrained unmanned1577 unstaid1614 the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [adjective] > of hawk > wild or untrained ramagea1393 rammist1501 rammisha1529 haggarda1566 unmanned1577 haggardly1580 unstaid1614 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. G.iij I finde the prouerbe true, Vnmanned Haukes forsake the lure. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 14 Come ciuill night,..Hood my vnmand bloud bayting in my cheekes, With thy blacke mantle. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Acheter Buy a house made, and a wife vnmand. 1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea sig. B6 Like a wilde Kestrell or vnmand Hawke. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd iii. iii. 7 in Wks. (1640) III No Colt is so unbroken! Or hawke yet halfe so haggard, or unmann'd ! View more context for this quotation 1866 Zoologist 1 403 An ‘unmanned’ hawk was one not sufficiently reclaimed to be familiar with her keeper. 1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 106/2 The terms [‘pick up’ and ‘take up’] may also be applied when an unmanned hawk is taken from her perch onto the fist against her will. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unmannedadj.2 rare. Deprived of courage; made weak or timid. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > deprived of courage excordiate1594 unnerved1603 unmanned1694 unstrung1866 1694 F. Bragge Pract. Disc. Parables ix. 317 Imaginary dangers terrifie their unmanned souls. 1840 R. Rowlatt Lover's Grave II. xiii. 247 Nothing was heard but the loud sobbing of the unmanned Charles. 1940 C. G. Chappell Road to Certainty ix. 119 Poor, unmanned Pilate was trying to recover some sense of decency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11544adj.21694 |
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