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单词 unreasonal
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unreasonaladj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈriːzn̩(ə)l/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈriːz(ə)n(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈrizn̩(ə)l/, /ˌənˈriz(ə)nəl/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and reasonal n. and adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, reasonal adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + reasonal adj. Compare earlier unreasonable adj.The following apparent earlier example more probably shows an error for unreasonable adj.:a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 73v A man..is not I-set ouer resonabil beestis, but ouer vnresonale [L. irrationalibus] bestis.
Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use).
Not reasonable (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > lack of reason, irrationality > [adjective] > not based on reason
hoflesc1175
unreasonablec1384
fantastica1387
disreasonablec1550
reasonless1556
idle1590
alogical1603
groundless1620
irrational1641
unreasonal1650
adoxal1652
irrationable1657
unreasoning1682
untoward1682
unfaceablea1825
aberrational1837
non-rational1859
irrationalistic1910
a bit hot1925
arational1935
1650 M. Nedham Case Common-wealth Eng. ii. 85 The People..proceeded to Calumniations, and continually vexed with false and unreasonall Charges, even those who had been most faithfull.
1653 E. Chisenhale Catholike Hist. 129 Therefore for the Doctor, to deny us to be a Church,..seems to me strange and unreasonall.
1847 Greenville (S. Carolina) Mountaineer 12 Mar. 1/3 There is no disposition in this country to ask of her an unreasonal sacrifice.
1895 Mind 4 150 He leads us again to Common Sense, as the source and warrant of certain primary data of knowledge at once unreasonal and indubitable.
1988 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 15 Nov. c1/1 It will not be possible to enter a fast-food restaurant between now and Christmas without being offered at an unreasonal price the chance to buy a stuffed animal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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