单词 | unprint |
释义 | unprintv. transitive. To reverse the act of printing (a book, piece of text, etc.). With reference (chiefly in negative contexts) to the impossibility of withdrawing or retracting something which has appeared in print. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > recant or retract > unprint unprint1718 1718 J.-A. Dubourdieu Appeal Eng. Nation 141 Mr. Armand Dubourdieu would unprint all those Passages of his Preface, if possible. 1842 S. R. Maitland Notes Foxe's Martyrs ii. 81 Whatever he may say now, he cannot unprint his Vindication of Fox. a1889 J. B. Lightfoot Serm. Special Occasions (1891) ii. 32 No retraction can unprint the printed page; no retraction can wipe out the stain on our literature. 1940 T. Wolfe & E. C. Aswell You can't go Home Again xxiv. 355 I would give my life if I could un-write my book, un-print its pages. 2008 P. Manseau Songs for Butcher's Daughter (2009) 336 It's too late... A book can't be unprinted. The past can't be undone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1718 |
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