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单词 unlonged-for
释义

unlonged-foradj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɒŋdfɔː/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɔŋdˌfɔr/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, longed-for adj. at longed adj. Compounds.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + longed-for adj. at longed adj. Compounds.
Not longed-for; undesired, not wanted or yearned for.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > not desiring or desirous of > not desired
unsought?c1225
unwished1583
uncourted1595
undesired1599
unaffected1611
unwished-for1617
unwilled1648
uncontended1697
unwanted1697
unbesought1739
uncoveted1769
unlonged-for1834
inappetible1874
1834 Christian Observer Oct. 582 The first sun of matin spring, bursting unexpected, though not unlonged-for, upon the glooms of lingering winter.
1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. vii. 166 A gentle human form..unknown, unloved, but not unlonged-for.
1861 Sat. Rev. 17 Aug. 169/1 The flavour of the mutton of that county is not unknown to epicures, nor is the richness of its cream unlonged for.
1921 Forum Nov. 380 The hatred of that mother for her son who is the unlonged-for offspring of her old and grasping husband.
1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. c2 He mumbled something about needing to save money for a train ticket home or some other unlonged-for destination.
2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 17 July (Features section) 12 Perhaps you're feeling unloved, unlonged-for and unmissed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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