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单词 unmanned
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unmannedadj.1

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmand/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and man v. and -ed suffix1; also 1500s unmannerde (probably transmission error).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, man v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + man v. + -ed suffix1. Compare later manned adj.
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.
a. Devoid of a person; empty. Obsolete. rare.
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.
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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.
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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

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmand/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unman v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < unman v. + -ed suffix1.
rare.
Deprived of courage; made weak or timid.
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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).
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