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单词 unleisured
释义

unleisuredadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛʒəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈliʒərd/, /ˌənˈlɛʒərd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and leisured adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, leisured adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + leisured adj.
Having no leisure; busy, occupied with work.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly > having no leisure
leisureless1536
unleisureda1586
vacationless1891
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxv. sig. Ee6 But her vnleasured thoughtes ran not ouer the ten first wordes.
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 21 Unlesse he carry all his considerat diligence..to the hasty view of an unleasur'd licencer.
1839 ‘A. M.’ Challenge to Phrenol. ii. 112 The respect, admiration, and envy, of the unleisured class.
1870 People's Mag. Aug. 98/1 Our lives are commonly too hurried, too unleisured.
1907 T. G. Tucker Life in Anc. Athens vi. 67 We shall speak of the unleisured Athenian—the artisan or dealer.
1962 D. Knowles Evol. Medieval Thought v. 66 The Christian Church in the west was for long recruited principally from the lower, unleisured strata of society.
2003 Adweek (U.S.) (Nexis) 17 Nov. If people feel unleisured, it's partly because they now have so many options competing for their finite free time.

Derivatives

unˈleisuredness n. rare
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > busyness or want of leisure
negotiousness1642
unleisuredness1661
negotiosity1678
employednessa1691
pressure1812
1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. To Rdr. The Unleisurednesse, and Rellish of the Unsetl'dnesse of the Wandering Author.
2006 P. McShane Lack in Beingstalk 6 I do not know you, of course, or..your yoked unleisuredness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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