unfathomv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfað(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfæðəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², fathom v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare sense 1e at that entry) + fathom v. Compare earlier unfathomless adj.

transitive. To come to understand (something mysterious, puzzling, or complicated); to solve (a mystery, etc.); to fathom.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > penetrate, discern [verb (transitive)]

piercea1398

to look througha1525

insee1541

penetrate?1563

to see through ——1565

to look through ——1580

understand1587

to break through1597

fathom1633

unfathom1707

1707 W. Sherlock Several Serm. II. i. 11 Who can unfathom the unsearchable Secrets of the Divine Government.

1777 Lady's Mag. Jan. 27/2 There is, in this affair, something so mysterious, that I am unable to unfathom it.

1864 London Jrnl. 2 July 12/3 I would not have stopped you, but to ask your valuable aid in unfathoming a mystery.

1915 Illinois Med. Jrnl. 27 414/1 In this period men sought with untiring zeal to unfathom the facts relative to life.

2015 Coventry Tel. (Nexis) 8 Apr. Join these elderly amblers as they set out to unfathom the modern world.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unfathom
释义	unfathomv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfað(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈfæðəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², fathom v. Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare sense 1e at that entry) + fathom v. Compare earlier unfathomless adj. transitive. To come to understand (something mysterious, puzzling, or complicated); to solve (a mystery, etc.); to fathom. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > penetrate, discern [verb (transitive)] piercea1398 to look througha1525 insee1541 penetrate?1563 to see through ——1565 to look through ——1580 understand1587 to break through1597 fathom1633 unfathom1707 1707 W. Sherlock Several Serm. II. i. 11 Who can unfathom the unsearchable Secrets of the Divine Government. 1777 Lady's Mag. Jan. 27/2 There is, in this affair, something so mysterious, that I am unable to unfathom it. 1864 London Jrnl. 2 July 12/3 I would not have stopped you, but to ask your valuable aid in unfathoming a mystery. 1915 Illinois Med. Jrnl. 27 414/1 In this period men sought with untiring zeal to unfathom the facts relative to life. 2015 Coventry Tel. (Nexis) 8 Apr. Join these elderly amblers as they set out to unfathom the modern world. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1707
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