单词 | unmechanized |
释义 | unmechanizedadj. Not mechanized.In quot. 1709: inoperative, ineffective; cf. unmechanize v. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [adjective] > without bodily or material organs inorganical1621 unmechanized1709 inorganic1820 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > rendered mechanical > given mechanical character > not unmechanized1709 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > rendered mechanical > not unmechanized1973 1709 J. Reynolds Death's Vision ii. 3 When these soft Bellows [sc. the lungs] too..Shall all Unmechaniz'd, and all Unactive grow. 1732 J. Hutchinson Treat. Power 46 Satan..durst not attempt to attribute any of the Powers of the Essence to other unmechanized matter. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. ii. 15 If nothing had been before us but an unorganised, unmechanised, substance, without mark or indication of contrivance. 1851 J. J. G. Wilkinson Human Body ii. 92 The pressure of the water itself..contains the power in an unmechanized state. 1937 B. H. L. Hart Europe in Arms xxii. 296 The enemy is not only taken unaware but is himself unmechanized. 1973 R. L. Fox Alexander the Great iv. 79 An agricultural and unmechanized world. 2006 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 8 Apr. c3 An unmechanized, labour-intensive process is a boon in a country where so many would-be workers are idle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1709 |
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