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单词 unmetered
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unmeteredadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmiːtəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmidərd/
Forms: 1800s– unmetered, 1900s– unmetred.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, meter n.3, -ed suffix2, metered adj.
Etymology: Originally < un- prefix1 + meter n.3 + -ed suffix2. In later use < un- prefix1 + metered adj.
Not metered.
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unmetered1831
1831 Blackwood's Mag. July 120/2 Not in blind caves sat Thetis..nor can you doubt for a moment that she provided her son with the unmetered radiance.
1900 Boston Daily Globe 9 Sept. 2/5 He had discovered that a number of large manufacturing corporations have an unmetered fire service.
1967 Guardian 13 Sept. 8/3 It is quite untrue that airport taxis are unmetered... The tariff is clearly displayed inside the cab on the taximeter.
2001 Times 29 Jan. (Interface section) 2/3 Offering 24-hour unmetered access for a flat monthly charge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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