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单词 unprized
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unprizedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpraɪzd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and prize v.1 and -ed suffix1; also 1600s vnprizd.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, prize v.1, -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + prize v.1 + -ed suffix1 Compare Middle Dutch ongeprijst having no fixed or stated price, not prized, not praised. Compare prized adj.
1. Scottish. Having no fixed or stated price; unpriced. Obsolete.
ΚΠ
1445 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 14 That thai sell na flesche vnprisit..vnder the payne of tynsal of the flesche.
1523 Burgh Court Bk. Selkirk f. 101v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unprisit Samekel as cane be prewet upone him tayne of the tenement of wmquhill Gillelok Wychtman as for pament of his annuel becaus it was tane wnprisit.
1553 in W. Cramond Rec. Elgin (1903) I. 121 That nayne [sc. sheep] be sauld vnprisit.
2. Beyond price; inestimable, priceless. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] > beyond valuation
unprizablec1400
unvaluable?1569
invaluable1576
inestimable1579
unvalued1590
priceless1594
unprized1601
invalued1603
unrateable1629
unpriceablea1641
unpriced1839
1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. E Now to you, that carry hence this wealth, This precious iewell, this vnprized good, Haue a regarde to vse him carefully.
3. Not prized or valued.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing > undervalued
unprized1608
undervalued1629
short1669
misprized1702
unappreciated1828
minified1837
played-down1946
1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 250 Not all the Dukes in watrish Burgundie, Shall buy this vnprizd precious maide of me. View more context for this quotation
a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 47 Women, are like the Arts, forc'd unto none, Open to'all searchers, unpriz'd, if unknowne.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongelovet, vnprised, or Vnrated.
1720 T. Gordon Humourist I. 43 If Dress and Finery are his Study, good Sense and Understanding will lie neglected and unpriz'd.
1795 E. Fenwick Secresy III. vi. 76 View him who bought your unprized tenderness with the empty breath of flattery.
1822 W. Wordsworth Memorials of Tour on Continent 38 Seemingly a Thing despised; Even by the sun and air unprized.
1897 Godey's Mag. Dec. 594/1 The old-fashioned ‘dresser’ or china-closet, whose shelves were gay with willow-ware and unprized but valuable specimens of early colonial pottery.
1906 A. C. Benson Walter Pater vii. 218 Though the way be difficult and arduous, the honour comes at last, unsought, unprized.
2009 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 89 He's on a mission to be more assertive. This involves telling some difficult truths, eschewing his medication, and losing his unprized virginity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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