unofferedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɒfəd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɔfərd/,

/ˌənˈɑfərd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and offered adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, offered adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + offered adj.

That has not been offered, presented, or proposed. Also (less neutrally): withheld.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > retained > not given > not offered

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1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. HHv^v Leuyng in hym nothyng vnoffred for vs, but in all partes he suffred payne for our synne.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxiii. sig. Xx3^v I know too well their cunning (who leaue no mony vnoffered that may buy mine honour).

1642 King Charles I Declar. Intentions Brainford 7 Unfought with, and unoffered at,..to march away.

1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man iii. §18. 84 Though the gift be already at the Altar, it must rather be left there unoffered, then be offered by a man that is not at perfect peace with his neighbour .

1736 L. Welsted Scheme & Conduct Providence vii. 78 To the end they might do so, no methods were left untried, no motives unoffered.

1747 P. Francis tr. Horace Epist. i. xiii. 4 If he ask'd to read th' unoffer'd Lay.

1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad i. 5 Neither on account of a vow [unperformed], nor a hecatomb [unoffered].

1888 Harper's Mag. Oct. 702/2 She took hold of Annie's unoffered hand.

1946 Flying July 84/2 The Navy has ‘bravely’ accepted an unoffered challenge to prove that their powerful ships can withstand anything.

2010 W. Boyd Ordinary Thunderstorms xxvii. 203 The unoffered invitation hovered in the air, like a rebuke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unoffered
释义	unofferedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɒfəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɔfərd/, /ˌənˈɑfərd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and offered adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, offered adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + offered adj. That has not been offered, presented, or proposed. Also (less neutrally): withheld. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > retained > not given > not offered unoffered1526 untendered1607 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. HHv^v Leuyng in hym nothyng vnoffred for vs, but in all partes he suffred payne for our synne. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxiii. sig. Xx3^v I know too well their cunning (who leaue no mony vnoffered that may buy mine honour). 1642 King Charles I Declar. Intentions Brainford 7 Unfought with, and unoffered at,..to march away. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man iii. §18. 84 Though the gift be already at the Altar, it must rather be left there unoffered, then be offered by a man that is not at perfect peace with his neighbour . 1736 L. Welsted Scheme & Conduct Providence vii. 78 To the end they might do so, no methods were left untried, no motives unoffered. 1747 P. Francis tr. Horace Epist. i. xiii. 4 If he ask'd to read th' unoffer'd Lay. 1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad i. 5 Neither on account of a vow [unperformed], nor a hecatomb [unoffered]. 1888 Harper's Mag. Oct. 702/2 She took hold of Annie's unoffered hand. 1946 Flying July 84/2 The Navy has ‘bravely’ accepted an unoffered challenge to prove that their powerful ships can withstand anything. 2010 W. Boyd Ordinary Thunderstorms xxvii. 203 The unoffered invitation hovered in the air, like a rebuke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1526
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