unriddlev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪdl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrɪd(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix² and riddle v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², riddle v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² + riddle v.¹

transitive. To solve, explain (a mystery, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. riddle v.² 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > explain a riddle [verb (intransitive)]

unriddlea1586

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > expound, solve [verb (transitive)]

areadOE

readOE

expound1535

unriddlea1586

riddle me a riddle1588

to riddle forth1624

riddle1627

to riddle out1647

rede1725

discruciatea1745

redd1876

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. vii. sig. Mm5 But nowe Amphialus helped to vnriddle his doubts; for he [etc.].

1634 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman (new ed.) xii. 111 I will give you..examples of these, with which..you may easily unriddle the rest.

a1642 J. Suckling Goblins i. 7 in Fragmenta Aurea (1646) Pray, unriddle.

1653 R. Codrington Lloyd's Marrow of Hist. (new ed.) 1 This at first may seem a paradox; but upon a deliberate consideration it will easily unriddle it self.

1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 567. ¶7 If any sagacious Person can fairly unriddle it, I will print his Explanation.

1768 H. Walpole Mysterious Mother iv. vi Unriddle, priest. My soul is too impatient To wait [etc.].

1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers iv. ii. 371 Take this description altogether, and it would require an Œdipus to unriddle it.

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 175 No, no-where can [I] unriddle..why ye..Should cower beneath..untremendous might.

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. liii. 218 To unriddle some of the perplexing questions.

1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. 194 If we can unriddle the railway mystery, all may yet come right.

1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner viii. 142 You, Signor, who are reputed perfect in your knowledge of all sciences and disciplines..can you unriddle me this: why must I, being that I am, have a body?

1988 J. Hersey Here to Stay Pref. p. vii I could wish that a great secret could have been embedded in these tales, so that a reader could unriddle it between the lines.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 45/1 Nor..is the notorious obscurity of some of his poems so surprising, since all mysteries are unriddled in God's eye.

Derivatives

unˈriddling n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [noun] > act of solving

unriddling1668

1668 N. Fairfax Let. 18 Feb. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 183 If there may be foreboding dreams of things, wch thoughtless beings ar imployd to bring about, neither then will our unriddleing of it thus serve ye turn.

1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. viii. 296 The unriddling of this epitaph has exercised a great many ingenious men.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III xxviii. 17 The cause being past his guessing or unriddling.

1991 D. DeLillo Mao II At Yankee Stadium 15 He is Lord of the Second Advent, the unriddling of many ills.

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

单词	unriddle
释义	† unriddlen. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², riddle n.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + riddle n.¹, after unriddle v. Obsolete. rare. A solution of a riddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [noun] unriddle1756 1756 Connoisseur No. 107. ⁋7 Reading over the Riddles, and Unriddles, the Questions, and the Answers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2021). unriddlev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪdl/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɪd(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix² and riddle v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², riddle v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + riddle v.¹ transitive. To solve, explain (a mystery, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. riddle v.² 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > explain a riddle [verb (intransitive)] unriddlea1586 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > expound, solve [verb (transitive)] areadOE readOE expound1535 unriddlea1586 riddle me a riddle1588 to riddle forth1624 riddle1627 to riddle out1647 rede1725 discruciatea1745 redd1876 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. vii. sig. Mm5 But nowe Amphialus helped to vnriddle his doubts; for he [etc.]. 1634 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman (new ed.) xii. 111 I will give you..examples of these, with which..you may easily unriddle the rest. a1642 J. Suckling Goblins i. 7 in Fragmenta Aurea (1646) Pray, unriddle. 1653 R. Codrington Lloyd's Marrow of Hist. (new ed.) 1 This at first may seem a paradox; but upon a deliberate consideration it will easily unriddle it self. 1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 567. ¶7 If any sagacious Person can fairly unriddle it, I will print his Explanation. 1768 H. Walpole Mysterious Mother iv. vi Unriddle, priest. My soul is too impatient To wait [etc.]. 1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers iv. ii. 371 Take this description altogether, and it would require an Œdipus to unriddle it. 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 175 No, no-where can [I] unriddle..why ye..Should cower beneath..untremendous might. 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. liii. 218 To unriddle some of the perplexing questions. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. 194 If we can unriddle the railway mystery, all may yet come right. 1941 E. R. Eddison Fish Dinner viii. 142 You, Signor, who are reputed perfect in your knowledge of all sciences and disciplines..can you unriddle me this: why must I, being that I am, have a body? 1988 J. Hersey Here to Stay Pref. p. vii I could wish that a great secret could have been embedded in these tales, so that a reader could unriddle it between the lines. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Apr. 45/1 Nor..is the notorious obscurity of some of his poems so surprising, since all mysteries are unriddled in God's eye. Derivatives unˈriddling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [noun] > act of solving unriddling1668 1668 N. Fairfax Let. 18 Feb. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 183 If there may be foreboding dreams of things, wch thoughtless beings ar imployd to bring about, neither then will our unriddleing of it thus serve ye turn. 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. viii. 296 The unriddling of this epitaph has exercised a great many ingenious men. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III xxviii. 17 The cause being past his guessing or unriddling. 1991 D. DeLillo Mao II At Yankee Stadium 15 He is Lord of the Second Advent, the unriddling of many ills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1756v.a1586
随便看	at the least way at the leastways at the leastwise at the lengh at the length at the liberty of at the lifting at the likening of at the long at the long going at the long last at the long run at the long running at the longest at the loose at the loose hand at the lowest at the mast at the meat at the mercy of at the minute at the moment at the money at the most at the mouth

† unriddlen.

unriddlev.

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