unreflectedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈflɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈflɛktəd/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reflected adj.

†1. Not diverted or deflected from one's duty. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1605 G. Chapman et al. Eastward Hoe iv. sig. G3 Be seuere i'thy place, like a new officer o'the first quarter, vnreflected.

2. Not involving introspection or deliberation; not reflected (on or upon).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adjective] > not considered

unmeditated1576

unthought1595

unrespected1601

unreflected1660

uncontemplated1709

unrevolved1719

unruminated1735

1660 T. White Relig. & Reason ii. 125 I pass by in my Book many such like carriages of yours; this, because you so often, and so maliciously glance at, I could not leave totally unreflected on.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Several Tracts (1727) 372 I..suffered those papers..to lie neglected and unreflected upon, during..my too great Prosperity.

1720 Weekly Jrnl. (London) 10 Dec. 631/1 That..their every Action..should pass uncensured and unreflected on.

1755 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 112. 66 All these unreflected and unexamined opinions of our cobler.

1836 J. Malcolm Life Robert, Lord Clive I. iii. 180 That attention which, by my public station, I owe to the interest of the Company..has not passed by unreflected upon.

1985 A. Heller Power of Shame 78 ‘Mere opinion’ meant unreflected thinking in all societal spheres or institutions..whereas true knowledge meant reflected thinking in exactly the same spheres.

2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Feb. 49/1 A discomfort with the unreflected activism of the '68ers was one shared by Jürgen Habermas.

3. Of light, heat, etc.: not returned by reflection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > reflected > not reflected

unreflected1699

1699 N. F. De Duillier Fruit-walls Improved 84 The real direct or unreflected Heats, upon the Sloping Wall.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 205 The sun's last glance was glinted back,..The next, all unreflected, shone On bracken green.

1857 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 13 366 With brass no sensible difference is observed between the reflected and unreflected heat.

1929 S. M. Elam George Borrow ii. 27 His eye was on the glory of the moment; he did not believe in posterity; he chose to bask in the unreflected light of his own sun.

1999 R. B. Graves Lighting Shakespearean Stage vi. 143 The lowest angle at which unreflected light may strike the center of the stage.

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

单词	unreflected
释义	unreflectedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈflɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈflɛktəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, reflected adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reflected adj. †1. Not diverted or deflected from one's duty. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1605 G. Chapman et al. Eastward Hoe iv. sig. G3 Be seuere i'thy place, like a new officer o'the first quarter, vnreflected. 2. Not involving introspection or deliberation; not reflected (on or upon). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adjective] > not considered unmeditated1576 unthought1595 unrespected1601 unreflected1660 uncontemplated1709 unrevolved1719 unruminated1735 1660 T. White Relig. & Reason ii. 125 I pass by in my Book many such like carriages of yours; this, because you so often, and so maliciously glance at, I could not leave totally unreflected on. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Several Tracts (1727) 372 I..suffered those papers..to lie neglected and unreflected upon, during..my too great Prosperity. 1720 Weekly Jrnl. (London) 10 Dec. 631/1 That..their every Action..should pass uncensured and unreflected on. 1755 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 112. 66 All these unreflected and unexamined opinions of our cobler. 1836 J. Malcolm Life Robert, Lord Clive I. iii. 180 That attention which, by my public station, I owe to the interest of the Company..has not passed by unreflected upon. 1985 A. Heller Power of Shame 78 ‘Mere opinion’ meant unreflected thinking in all societal spheres or institutions..whereas true knowledge meant reflected thinking in exactly the same spheres. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Feb. 49/1 A discomfort with the unreflected activism of the '68ers was one shared by Jürgen Habermas. 3. Of light, heat, etc.: not returned by reflection. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > reflected > not reflected unreflected1699 1699 N. F. De Duillier Fruit-walls Improved 84 The real direct or unreflected Heats, upon the Sloping Wall. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake v. 205 The sun's last glance was glinted back,..The next, all unreflected, shone On bracken green. 1857 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 13 366 With brass no sensible difference is observed between the reflected and unreflected heat. 1929 S. M. Elam George Borrow ii. 27 His eye was on the glory of the moment; he did not believe in posterity; he chose to bask in the unreflected light of his own sun. 1999 R. B. Graves Lighting Shakespearean Stage vi. 143 The lowest angle at which unreflected light may strike the center of the stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1605
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