unspentadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈspɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈspɛnt/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b.

1. Not expended; not employed or used.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective]

unused1398

uncorea1400

unoccupied?a1439

unspendedc1440

unspent1466

undispendeda1483

untouched1538

unexpended1571

spared1580

fallow1588

unemployed1600

untasted1609

unenjoyed1643

unhandled1826

unutilized1868

inutilized1874

1466 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 326 He ad of myn onspente in is and, vj.s. viij.d.

1483 in F. W. Weaver Somerset Medieval Wills (1901) 239 As moch as than shal..remayne unspent of the seid xij torches.

1549 R. Crowley Voyce Laste Trumpet sig. Avi^v If ought remaine vnspent, Upon thine owne necessity.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 313 The French men had only left unspent..three~score and nine Chickens of Gold.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses ix. 102 We had Wine enough as yet unspent.

1745 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 110 A proportionable part of what remains unspent.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 24 May 5/2 The revolver..contained one spent and five unspent cartridges.

1899 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 67 554/2 What [he]..pressed was the use of the unspent balance for that purpose.

2. Unexhausted; not used up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not wasted or consumed

unwasted1340

unspent?1611

unsquandered1799

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 344 For fervour of his unspent strength.

1663 J. Dryden To Dr. Charleton in W. Charleton Chorea Gigantum sig. b2^v Whose Fame..Flies like the nimble journeys of the Light; And is, like that, unspent too in its flight.

1733 A. Pope Ess. Man i. 268 All are but parts of one stupendous Whole:..That..extends thro' all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent.

1770 R. Glover Leonidas (ed. 5) II. xii. 212 He impell'd His spear. The point with violence unspent..reach'd the Persian's throat.

1799 W. Cowper Castaway 39 So long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 112 High and more high, It dives into noon, With wing unspent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unspent
释义	unspentadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈspɛnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈspɛnt/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. 1. Not expended; not employed or used. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] unused1398 uncorea1400 unoccupied?a1439 unspendedc1440 unspent1466 undispendeda1483 untouched1538 unexpended1571 spared1580 fallow1588 unemployed1600 untasted1609 unenjoyed1643 unhandled1826 unutilized1868 inutilized1874 1466 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 326 He ad of myn onspente in is and, vj.s. viij.d. 1483 in F. W. Weaver Somerset Medieval Wills (1901) 239 As moch as than shal..remayne unspent of the seid xij torches. 1549 R. Crowley Voyce Laste Trumpet sig. Avi^v If ought remaine vnspent, Upon thine owne necessity. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 313 The French men had only left unspent..three~score and nine Chickens of Gold. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses ix. 102 We had Wine enough as yet unspent. 1745 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 110 A proportionable part of what remains unspent. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 24 May 5/2 The revolver..contained one spent and five unspent cartridges. 1899 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 67 554/2 What [he]..pressed was the use of the unspent balance for that purpose. 2. Unexhausted; not used up. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not wasted or consumed unwasted1340 unspent?1611 unsquandered1799 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiv. 344 For fervour of his unspent strength. 1663 J. Dryden To Dr. Charleton in W. Charleton Chorea Gigantum sig. b2^v Whose Fame..Flies like the nimble journeys of the Light; And is, like that, unspent too in its flight. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man i. 268 All are but parts of one stupendous Whole:..That..extends thro' all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent. 1770 R. Glover Leonidas (ed. 5) II. xii. 212 He impell'd His spear. The point with violence unspent..reach'd the Persian's throat. 1799 W. Cowper Castaway 39 So long he, with unspent pow'r, His destiny repell'd. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 112 High and more high, It dives into noon, With wing unspent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1466
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