unrenewableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈnjuːəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈn(j)uəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s vnrenuable, 1700s– unrenewable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, renew v.¹, -able suffix, renewable adj.

Etymology: Originally < un- prefix¹ + renew v.¹ + -able suffix. In later use < un- prefix¹ + renewable adj.

That cannot be renewed or replenished. Cf. non-renewable adj.From the 20th cent. used esp. of natural resources. Quot. 1873 refers to the use of coal on domestic fires.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adjective] > occurring only once

unrenewable1548

irreiterable1582

unmultipliable1629

solitaire1647

irreproducible1868

irrenewable1888

one-shot1907

once-only1960

once-off1965

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adjective] > renovating or renewing > renovated or renewed > able to be > not

unrenewable1548

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > depleted or not depleted by use

renewable1869

unrenewable1977

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Bii Christes body (whose creatyon is vnrenuable).

1790 J. Hassell Tour Isle of Wight II. xiv. 13 The leases by which they are held being only granted for three lives, unrenewable.

1842 Presbyterian Rev. Apr. 89 Land became unsaleable, and leases of farms unrenewable.

1873 Q. Jrnl. Sci. July 345 The waste of a valuable and necessary commodity, of which the supply is limited and absolutely unrenewable.

1977 Church Times 25 Feb. 7/2 Its chronic prodigality in the use of unrenewable fossil fuels.

2012 Canberra Times (Nexis) 8 Feb. 11 The drain on unrenewable resources; prospect of climate change; depression in Europe; rising power of Asia all add to the uncertainty.

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

单词	unrenewable
释义	unrenewableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈnjuːəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈn(j)uəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s vnrenuable, 1700s– unrenewable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, renew v.¹, -able suffix, renewable adj. Etymology: Originally < un- prefix¹ + renew v.¹ + -able suffix. In later use < un- prefix¹ + renewable adj. That cannot be renewed or replenished. Cf. non-renewable adj.From the 20th cent. used esp. of natural resources. Quot. 1873 refers to the use of coal on domestic fires. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adjective] > occurring only once unrenewable1548 irreiterable1582 unmultipliable1629 solitaire1647 irreproducible1868 irrenewable1888 one-shot1907 once-only1960 once-off1965 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [adjective] > renovating or renewing > renovated or renewed > able to be > not unrenewable1548 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > depleted or not depleted by use renewable1869 unrenewable1977 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Bii Christes body (whose creatyon is vnrenuable). 1790 J. Hassell Tour Isle of Wight II. xiv. 13 The leases by which they are held being only granted for three lives, unrenewable. 1842 Presbyterian Rev. Apr. 89 Land became unsaleable, and leases of farms unrenewable. 1873 Q. Jrnl. Sci. July 345 The waste of a valuable and necessary commodity, of which the supply is limited and absolutely unrenewable. 1977 Church Times 25 Feb. 7/2 Its chronic prodigality in the use of unrenewable fossil fuels. 2012 Canberra Times (Nexis) 8 Feb. 11 The drain on unrenewable resources; prospect of climate change; depression in Europe; rising power of Asia all add to the uncertainty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1548
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