单词 | unreflectingly |
释义 | unreflectinglyadv. Without reflection or deliberation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > lack of reflection > [adverb] inconsiderablya1646 unreflectingly1665 unthoughtfully1701 thoughtlessly1706 unthinkingly1717 uncannily1825 irreflectively1858 routinely1867 1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity i. 7 The Faithful who yet have no doubts should do rationally even while they simply or unreflectingly adhere to it [sc. faith]. 1696 J. Sergeant Method to Sci. ii. ii. 131 The Former comes by Experience Unreflectingly; the Later is attain'd by Study and Reflexion. 1854 A. G. Henderson tr. V. Cousin Philos. Kant p. lx Thou wouldst not unreflectingly confer it upon the first comer. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 107 Quite unreflectingly, he drew forth a pair of spectacles. 1968 Life 7 June 32/2 We have stimulated a few of you to take your first stumbling steps in re-examining the beliefs and values you had unreflectingly accepted. 2005 Times 27 Aug. (Books section) 8 Unfortunately one of its products named after birds was unreflectingly labelled ‘Marsh Tit Hand and Body Lotion’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1665 |
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