unopenedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnˈəʊpnd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈoʊpənd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and opened adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + opened adj.

a. Not opened; left closed or shut, remaining sealed.In quot. 1583 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > remaining closed or unopened

unopeneda1400

unthirled1435

unlanced1593

unlaid1609

unopening1733

untapped1779

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adjective] > unheeded, unregarded > of books, etc.

unoped1713

unopened1864

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 292 (MED) It falliþ ofte tyme þat after þe flux of þe emeroidis, ouþer if enpostym be to longe maturatif in þat same place vnopened, þan it falliþ ofte tyme þat þe grete bowel is peersid.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lxxvii. 474/1 Whereas our heartes ought to be tilled as when a plowgh hath eared a peece of land: they lye still vnopened & vnbroken vp at all.

1605 in H. Rose & L. Shaw Geneal. Deduction Family Rose of Kilravock (1848) 293 The kist onoppinit and sufficiently lokit.

1626 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia iii. sig. D6^v Before the yet vnopen'd doore he stay'd.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 30 Like Bales unopen'd to the Sun.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 689 Unopened flowers nodding.

1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. ix. 102 I have frequently directed the blister to be left unopened.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 14 A book..unopened on a shelf.

1929 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 1 Aug. 2/6 Every processioner carries in the crook of his arm an unopened bottle of local wine.

1972 M. Yoseloff Remember me to Marcie xxiv. 144 At ten o'clock the doorbell rang, and everybody eyed the unopened presents.

2011 P. Graves tr. P. Englund Beauty & Sorrow 398 Layer upon layer of unopened tins of food.

b. spec. Of a letter or other document: remaining sealed or (in later use) in a sealed envelope, and therefore unread.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > remaining closed or unopened > specifically of a letter or book

unopened1494

unoped1713

1494 Loutfut MS f. 112, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unopinit The appellacioun..to be schawin..haill & wnopynt [a1586 Lindsay MS vnoppinit] and thairto be opnyt & red in public.

1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 162^v No letter almost goeth from friend to friend vnopened.

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 74 This Letter..remained still with them vnopened.

1640 in J. Maidment Analecta Scotica (1834) I. 383 The general & committie sent two letteris, desyring a frie passadge, which..wer refoosit to be ressavit & so sent bak againe unopined.

1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple i. i. 1 Angelica send it [sc. a letter] back unopen'd! say you?

1711 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 26 Feb. (1965) I. 84 If you write, be not displeas'd if I send it back unopen'd.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 29 A sealed and unopened epistle.

1899 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 239 What was she afraid of that she sat so still looking down on the unopened message?

1961 Life 30 June 43/2 The committee..regretfully set the wheels in motion to return some 60,000 unopened letters.

2008 K. Higgins Time Gentlemen, Please 85 The post unopened on the mat.

2. Not made available for use; not (yet) used or exploited. Cf. to open up 1c at open v. Phrasal verbs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not made available for use

unopened1652

unavailable1855

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xvi. 103 Strong cold Land flat unopen'd, some part Plowed, some unplowed.

1705 Act 4 Anne in Statutes at Large Parl. Ireland (1765) IV. 97 Several mines remain within this kingdom unopened.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 13 Every settler inclined to reserve some unopened land.

1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xxiii. 179 If you were to sell part of your estate, reserving the unopened mines with a right of entry.

1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles xxxiii. 434 [To] throw open for British commerce the most magnificent, unopened, and available market in the world.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl (1921) vi. 129 Waiting to lead on into wildernesses of unopened resource.

1949 Sci. News Let. 5 Mar. 156/2 In unopened mines and abandoned mines, it [sc. fire control] is usually too big and expensive an undertaking for the owner.

2005 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 19 Feb. 2 Every unopened market is a new opportunity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unopened
释义	unopenedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnˈəʊpnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈoʊpənd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and opened adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, opened adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + opened adj. 1. a. Not opened; left closed or shut, remaining sealed.In quot. 1583 as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > remaining closed or unopened unopeneda1400 unthirled1435 unlanced1593 unlaid1609 unopening1733 untapped1779 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adjective] > unheeded, unregarded > of books, etc. unoped1713 unopened1864 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 292 (MED) It falliþ ofte tyme þat after þe flux of þe emeroidis, ouþer if enpostym be to longe maturatif in þat same place vnopened, þan it falliþ ofte tyme þat þe grete bowel is peersid. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lxxvii. 474/1 Whereas our heartes ought to be tilled as when a plowgh hath eared a peece of land: they lye still vnopened & vnbroken vp at all. 1605 in H. Rose & L. Shaw Geneal. Deduction Family Rose of Kilravock (1848) 293 The kist onoppinit and sufficiently lokit. 1626 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia iii. sig. D6^v Before the yet vnopen'd doore he stay'd. 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 30 Like Bales unopen'd to the Sun. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 689 Unopened flowers nodding. 1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. ix. 102 I have frequently directed the blister to be left unopened. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 14 A book..unopened on a shelf. 1929 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 1 Aug. 2/6 Every processioner carries in the crook of his arm an unopened bottle of local wine. 1972 M. Yoseloff Remember me to Marcie xxiv. 144 At ten o'clock the doorbell rang, and everybody eyed the unopened presents. 2011 P. Graves tr. P. Englund Beauty & Sorrow 398 Layer upon layer of unopened tins of food. b. spec. Of a letter or other document: remaining sealed or (in later use) in a sealed envelope, and therefore unread. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > remaining closed or unopened > specifically of a letter or book unopened1494 unoped1713 1494 Loutfut MS f. 112, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unopinit The appellacioun..to be schawin..haill & wnopynt [a1586 Lindsay MS vnoppinit] and thairto be opnyt & red in public. 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 162^v No letter almost goeth from friend to friend vnopened. 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 74 This Letter..remained still with them vnopened. 1640 in J. Maidment Analecta Scotica (1834) I. 383 The general & committie sent two letteris, desyring a frie passadge, which..wer refoosit to be ressavit & so sent bak againe unopined. 1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple i. i. 1 Angelica send it [sc. a letter] back unopen'd! say you? 1711 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 26 Feb. (1965) I. 84 If you write, be not displeas'd if I send it back unopen'd. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 29 A sealed and unopened epistle. 1899 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Aug. 239 What was she afraid of that she sat so still looking down on the unopened message? 1961 Life 30 June 43/2 The committee..regretfully set the wheels in motion to return some 60,000 unopened letters. 2008 K. Higgins Time Gentlemen, Please 85 The post unopened on the mat. 2. Not made available for use; not (yet) used or exploited. Cf. to open up 1c at open v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not made available for use unopened1652 unavailable1855 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xvi. 103 Strong cold Land flat unopen'd, some part Plowed, some unplowed. 1705 Act 4 Anne in Statutes at Large Parl. Ireland (1765) IV. 97 Several mines remain within this kingdom unopened. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 13 Every settler inclined to reserve some unopened land. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xxiii. 179 If you were to sell part of your estate, reserving the unopened mines with a right of entry. 1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles xxxiii. 434 [To] throw open for British commerce the most magnificent, unopened, and available market in the world. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl (1921) vi. 129 Waiting to lead on into wildernesses of unopened resource. 1949 Sci. News Let. 5 Mar. 156/2 In unopened mines and abandoned mines, it [sc. fire control] is usually too big and expensive an undertaking for the owner. 2005 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 19 Feb. 2 Every unopened market is a new opportunity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1400
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