unpassiveadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpasɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpæsɪv/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passive adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passive adj.

1. = impassive adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > as opposed to passive

activea1398

agent1535

unpassive1602

unparalysed1814

non-passive1905

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering

unthrowlyc1225

impassiblea1340

unpassiblec1390

unpainfulc1450

impatible?1541

passiveless1602

unpassive1602

impassive1667

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering

unthrowlyc1225

unpassiblec1390

unpassive1602

impassible1624

1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxix. 326 Sufficeth vs to know he is..Vnpassiue, vnmateriall, vncompounded, Infinite.

?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 104 Gods... Adored, propitious, unpassive.

1691 E. Taylor J. Böhme's Theosophick Philos. 46 In This Strife Christ brought the Will of Man through Death and Hell to subsist in God, unpassive, that it may subsist in the Fire, unapprehended by the Fire.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 180 The principal of those [habits] are faith, and hope, and charity,..unpassive compliance, readiness to please, and easiness to be pleased.

1793 J. Anketell Poems 131 Infallible, omniscient, ador'd, Unpassive, loving, ever-watchful Lord.

1839 Literary World 15 June 187/2 In their unpassive and fixed eyes..it was impossible to discover whether the symptoms were propitious or menacing.

1850 R. Montgomery in Churchman's Pulpit 63/2 Not meaning..he is to sit down like an unpassive machine under every act of despotism.

1901 Med. Visitor 1 July 393 Guarding the entrance through which all incoming infection must pass they certainly cannot remain persistently unpassive.

2009 A. Finger Call me Ahab 10 It's the hand that fascinates Frida, in its infinite, unpassive receptivity.

2. Not passive; active.Apparently not recorded in 19th cent.

ΚΠ

?1707 High-church Bully (single sheet) Mirror of Courage mixt with Manly Pride, Thou bravely layst Unmanly Grace aside, as quite unfit to Stem th' Unpassive Tide, Of Whiggish Factions, that must needs o'erwhelm thee.

1728 Velvet Coffee-woman 45 His unpassive, turbulent Spirit..occasioned his being, at several Times, put into every Dungeon of that Prison.

1904 Friend 7 Sept. 1/3 There may be an unpassive, that is, an impatient activity.

1977 J. R. Hust in Ling. Anal. 3 31 (title) The syntax of unpassive construction in English.

2005 Times 12 Jan. (T2 section) 4/4 What is the most unpassive, aggressive, dynamic object we could build?

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

单词	unpassive
释义	unpassiveadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpasɪv/, U.S. /ˌənˈpæsɪv/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passive adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passive adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passive adj. 1. = impassive adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [adjective] > as opposed to passive activea1398 agent1535 unpassive1602 unparalysed1814 non-passive1905 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering unthrowlyc1225 impassiblea1340 unpassiblec1390 unpainfulc1450 impatible?1541 passiveless1602 unpassive1602 impassive1667 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering unthrowlyc1225 unpassiblec1390 unpassive1602 impassible1624 1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxix. 326 Sufficeth vs to know he is..Vnpassiue, vnmateriall, vncompounded, Infinite. ?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 104 Gods... Adored, propitious, unpassive. 1691 E. Taylor J. Böhme's Theosophick Philos. 46 In This Strife Christ brought the Will of Man through Death and Hell to subsist in God, unpassive, that it may subsist in the Fire, unapprehended by the Fire. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 180 The principal of those [habits] are faith, and hope, and charity,..unpassive compliance, readiness to please, and easiness to be pleased. 1793 J. Anketell Poems 131 Infallible, omniscient, ador'd, Unpassive, loving, ever-watchful Lord. 1839 Literary World 15 June 187/2 In their unpassive and fixed eyes..it was impossible to discover whether the symptoms were propitious or menacing. 1850 R. Montgomery in Churchman's Pulpit 63/2 Not meaning..he is to sit down like an unpassive machine under every act of despotism. 1901 Med. Visitor 1 July 393 Guarding the entrance through which all incoming infection must pass they certainly cannot remain persistently unpassive. 2009 A. Finger Call me Ahab 10 It's the hand that fascinates Frida, in its infinite, unpassive receptivity. 2. Not passive; active.Apparently not recorded in 19th cent. ΚΠ ?1707 High-church Bully (single sheet) Mirror of Courage mixt with Manly Pride, Thou bravely layst Unmanly Grace aside, as quite unfit to Stem th' Unpassive Tide, Of Whiggish Factions, that must needs o'erwhelm thee. 1728 Velvet Coffee-woman 45 His unpassive, turbulent Spirit..occasioned his being, at several Times, put into every Dungeon of that Prison. 1904 Friend 7 Sept. 1/3 There may be an unpassive, that is, an impatient activity. 1977 J. R. Hust in Ling. Anal. 3 31 (title) The syntax of unpassive construction in English. 2005 Times 12 Jan. (T2 section) 4/4 What is the most unpassive, aggressive, dynamic object we could build? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1602
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