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单词 ungoverned
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ungovernedadj.1

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡʌvnd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡʌvnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡəvərnd/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2.
Not brought under government or control; uncontrolled:
a. Of disposition, feelings, actions, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > completely unchecked
unbridledc1374
untempered1377
bridleless?1406
unrepressed?a1425
untemperatea1425
savagea1450
unchecked1469
undaunted1513
uncontrolleda1535
reinless1566
unrestrained1578
ineffrenate1581
unbitteda1586
check-free1598
uncurbed1600
checkless1604
unbounded1608
uncontained?1611
dis'chained1615
ungoverneda1616
unstanched1621
unsneaped1647
incontrolled1650
controlless1657
irregulated1664
curbless1813
do-as-you-please1845
disenchaineda1849
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iv. i. 43 Some of vs are Gentle~men, Such as the fury of vngouern'd youth Thrust from the company of awfull men. View more context for this quotation
1622 E. Misselden Free Trade 73 It now remaineth briefely to show the Too Loose Vse thereof, by Vngouerned Trade.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 517 When themselves they villifi'd To serve ungovern'd appetite. View more context for this quotation
1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 290. ⁋1 The ungoverned Passions of such as are enamoured of each other.
1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) II. xviii. 95 Unable to withstand the ungoverned fury of the populace.
1839 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation (1863) 14 The furious and ungoverned execration which all reference to the possibility..draws down upon those who suggest it.
1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. x. 165 There was..something so violent and ungoverned in her temper and feelings.
b. Of persons, animals, or things.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without rule or government
unruledc1390
ungoverned1597
untied1617
governless1621
unhelmed1628
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. iv. 323 Thou.., Vngouernd youth. View more context for this quotation
1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iv. sig. G2 For mad men, By paynes vngouernd, haue no sence of payne.
1628 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1624–9 (1909) 198 Our people for the most part being heedlesse, ungoverned, without discipline and order.
1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 43 I knew they were a Parcel of refractory, ungovern'd Villains.
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 199 Ill bear the brave a rude ungovern'd tongue.
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xxiii. 585 Thrown..From his seat,..his ungovern'd steeds have roam'd away.
1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 254 The Tartar hordes that roamed.., Ungoverned southward to the wondrous Wall.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ungovernedadj.2

Etymology: un- prefix2 1d(b).
Deprived of the position of governor.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > [adjective] > deposed as governor
ungoverned1654
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. ix. 230 Ungovern'd, Uncardinall'd, Unlorded, Outed of all his hopes.
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