unrevealingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈviːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈvilɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and revealing adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + revealing adj.

†1. With noun or noun phrase as complement: not revealing (something secret or unknown). Obsolete.The complement is the equivalent of the object of the corresponding unprefixed participle (cf. reveal v. 1a).

ΚΠ

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxiiii. sig. M8^v The Physician that hath a Soueraigne Receit, and dyeth vnrevealing it, robbes the world of many blessings.

1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia IV. cxxvi. 196 I obstinately refused to answer, and suffered this inexpressible Punishment unrevealing who had conveyed this Habit to me.

1896 R. Hovey in B. Carman & R. Hovey More Songs from Vagabondia 32 I would bare my soul to thy sight—Leave not a secret deep unsearched, Unrevealing its shame or its glory.

2. That does not reveal anything secret or unknown; uninformative; unenlightening; (also) that does not expose a person or thing to view.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [adjective] > unrevealing

uninstructing1632

uninstructive1666

unrevealing1763

unbetraying1788

unpumpable1831

1763 in W. Bingley Topogr. Acct. Hundred of Bosmere (1817) 26 Here rests a friend..Whose unrevealing tongue, and honest heart, Did ne'er the secrets of his friend impart.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. ii. iii. 240 The greater barons..preserved a strict and unrevealing silence.

1899 G. Matheson Stud. Portrait Christ xv. 182 We have all our unrevealing moments—our moments when the spring of life seems dry.

1920 A. B. Reeve & J. W. Grey Myst. Mind iv. 29 Her eyes..were too dark and unrevealing of the thoughts behind them.

1966 Life 23 Dec. 76/2 Many people long to be photographed ‘in their best light’—which is to say, an unrevealing light.

2010 L. M. Brunton et al. in A. J. Khanna MRI for Orthopaedic Surgeons v. 118/2 Conventional radiographs often are unrevealing in a patient presenting with elbow pain after acute trauma.

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

单词	unrevealing
释义	unrevealingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈviːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈvilɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and revealing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, revealing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + revealing adj. †1. With noun or noun phrase as complement: not revealing (something secret or unknown). Obsolete.The complement is the equivalent of the object of the corresponding unprefixed participle (cf. reveal v. 1a). ΚΠ 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxiiii. sig. M8^v The Physician that hath a Soueraigne Receit, and dyeth vnrevealing it, robbes the world of many blessings. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia IV. cxxvi. 196 I obstinately refused to answer, and suffered this inexpressible Punishment unrevealing who had conveyed this Habit to me. 1896 R. Hovey in B. Carman & R. Hovey More Songs from Vagabondia 32 I would bare my soul to thy sight—Leave not a secret deep unsearched, Unrevealing its shame or its glory. 2. That does not reveal anything secret or unknown; uninformative; unenlightening; (also) that does not expose a person or thing to view. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [adjective] > unrevealing uninstructing1632 uninstructive1666 unrevealing1763 unbetraying1788 unpumpable1831 1763 in W. Bingley Topogr. Acct. Hundred of Bosmere (1817) 26 Here rests a friend..Whose unrevealing tongue, and honest heart, Did ne'er the secrets of his friend impart. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. ii. iii. 240 The greater barons..preserved a strict and unrevealing silence. 1899 G. Matheson Stud. Portrait Christ xv. 182 We have all our unrevealing moments—our moments when the spring of life seems dry. 1920 A. B. Reeve & J. W. Grey Myst. Mind iv. 29 Her eyes..were too dark and unrevealing of the thoughts behind them. 1966 Life 23 Dec. 76/2 Many people long to be photographed ‘in their best light’—which is to say, an unrevealing light. 2010 L. M. Brunton et al. in A. J. Khanna MRI for Orthopaedic Surgeons v. 118/2 Conventional radiographs often are unrevealing in a patient presenting with elbow pain after acute trauma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1628
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