unsustainableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənsəˈsteɪnəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and sustainable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, sustainable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + sustainable adj., originally after French insoutenable (1661 in the passage translated in quot. 1662 at sense 1).

1. That cannot be upheld or defended as valid, correct, or true.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > implausible

unmaintainablea1631

untenable1650

unsustainable1662

implausiblea1677

intenable1738

untenible1783

inconceivable1865

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective]

untholelyc1225

untholinga1300

unsufferablea1325

untolerablea1382

importable1402

untholefula1425

unbearablec1449

unportablea1500

impassible1508

intolerablea1513

insupportable1530

insufferable1533

incomportable1574

impatient1590

intollerous1594

unsuffered1598

supportless1602

unsupportable1602

indurable1607

impatible1623

unbrookable1633

unsustainable1662

unendurable1801

impassive1828

punishing1833

thick1884

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > capable of conservation > not

unsustainable1662

unmaintainablea1832

1662 tr. A. Arnauld New Heresie Jesuits 18 This pretension is both unsustainable [Fr. insoutenable], ridiculous and extravagant, (as in the last Assembly of the Clergy, the Bishops even most addicted to the Jesuites did acknowledge).

1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 61 in Athenæ Britannicæ III [To] revive an unsustainable Cause, so often sunk, and so often irretrievably baffled.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 297 It was unanimously held that these pleas were unsustainable.

1995 New Yorker 27 Mar. 80/3 With Glasnost, and the sudden ubiquity of Soviet-trained dancers, the legend was unsustainable.

a. Chiefly of an economic trend: that cannot be maintained or continued at a certain level or rate.Use in relation to population growth (as in the challenge to Malthusian theories in quot. 1830) has often been focused on the human economic problems associated with this (such as scarcity of food) rather than, as might later be considered more important, its role in over-exploitation of natural resources and ecological degradation (compare sense 2b, esp. quot. 2021, in which the two strands of usage shade into each other).

ΚΠ

1830 M. T. Sadler Law of Population II. iii. vi. 82 Were it a possible ratio, as applied to an entire population, it would multiply it into unsustainable numbers.

1950 National Tax Jrnl. 3 276/1 The distortion of incomes caused by inflation would channel production into unusual and unsustainable patterns, thus opening the way for later depression.

1974 Africa 44 119 Such high population densities would be altogether unsustainable were it not for these supplies.

2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Jan. a9/1 The growing deficit raises Venezuela's borrowing costs to a level seen by many economists as unsustainable.

b. That creates ecological imbalance or degradation, typically by the long-lasting or permanent depletion of finite natural resources. Chiefly in the context of human activity motivated by economic growth: compare sustainable adj. 3b.

ΚΠ

1975 Ambio 4 141/1 Intense overgrazing, the extension of unsustainable grain farming, and firewood gathering have all contributed to a deterioration of the agricultural environment.

1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors ii. viii. 145 Rainforest destruction continues because people continue to..drink coffee, use timber, and the other unsustainable uses of the rain forests.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 31/2 Unsustainable cash crops such as cotton deplete rivers and contaminate and salinize land and water.

2021 Guardian (Nexis) 20 May Warnings over unsustainable population growth stretch back decades, spanning proponents of Malthusianism and environmental groups that advocated for limited family sizes to reduce pressures upon the natural world.

3. That cannot be endured or borne, esp. over a prolonged period; unbearable.

ΚΠ

1845 League 26 Apr. 492/2 Inflicting pecuniary injury on the tenant so severe as..to make the continued occupation of the land the inevitable cause of unsustainable losses to the holder.

1968 Financial Times 6 May 23/5 Without limited statutory powers held by the Government in reserve, the TUC's machinery would be ‘subject to unsustainable pressure’.

2020 Belfast Tel. 17 Sept. 16 Excessive drinking, along with drug abuse, was placing ‘an unsustainable burden’ on the health service.

Draft additions September 2013

unsuˈstainability n.

ΚΠ

1854 J. Toulmin Smith Parish vi. 268 A very striking illustration of the unsustainability and illegality of every attempt.

1915 Fortn. Rev. 1 June 1098 The unsustainability of the attribution of the Pentateuch to Moses.

1990 Lancet 15 Sept. 667/1 What should our personal response include when we are faced with the consequences of unsustainability, and especially with famine?

2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 500/1 The neglect of indigenous and adaptable flora and fauna has consequences that range from unsustainability to warped local economies.

unsuˈstainably adv.

ΚΠ

1956 N.Y. Times 20 May iv. e5/6 Unemployment rose from the remarkably, and unsustainably, low level of 1,500,000 in the last half of 1953 to 3,400,000 in the first half of 1954.

1986 J. Prior Balance of Power xi. 221 Working at an unsustainably high level.

2008 D. Desonie Oceans xiii. 151 Consumers should avoid eating fish that are farmed unsustainably.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unsustainable
释义	unsustainableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənsəˈsteɪnəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and sustainable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, sustainable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + sustainable adj., originally after French insoutenable (1661 in the passage translated in quot. 1662 at sense 1). 1. That cannot be upheld or defended as valid, correct, or true. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > implausible unmaintainablea1631 untenable1650 unsustainable1662 implausiblea1677 intenable1738 untenible1783 inconceivable1865 the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective] untholelyc1225 untholinga1300 unsufferablea1325 untolerablea1382 importable1402 untholefula1425 unbearablec1449 unportablea1500 impassible1508 intolerablea1513 insupportable1530 insufferable1533 incomportable1574 impatient1590 intollerous1594 unsuffered1598 supportless1602 unsupportable1602 indurable1607 impatible1623 unbrookable1633 unsustainable1662 unendurable1801 impassive1828 punishing1833 thick1884 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > capable of conservation > not unsustainable1662 unmaintainablea1832 1662 tr. A. Arnauld New Heresie Jesuits 18 This pretension is both unsustainable [Fr. insoutenable], ridiculous and extravagant, (as in the last Assembly of the Clergy, the Bishops even most addicted to the Jesuites did acknowledge). 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 61 in Athenæ Britannicæ III [To] revive an unsustainable Cause, so often sunk, and so often irretrievably baffled. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 297 It was unanimously held that these pleas were unsustainable. 1995 New Yorker 27 Mar. 80/3 With Glasnost, and the sudden ubiquity of Soviet-trained dancers, the legend was unsustainable. 2. a. Chiefly of an economic trend: that cannot be maintained or continued at a certain level or rate.Use in relation to population growth (as in the challenge to Malthusian theories in quot. 1830) has often been focused on the human economic problems associated with this (such as scarcity of food) rather than, as might later be considered more important, its role in over-exploitation of natural resources and ecological degradation (compare sense 2b, esp. quot. 2021, in which the two strands of usage shade into each other). ΚΠ 1830 M. T. Sadler Law of Population II. iii. vi. 82 Were it a possible ratio, as applied to an entire population, it would multiply it into unsustainable numbers. 1950 National Tax Jrnl. 3 276/1 The distortion of incomes caused by inflation would channel production into unusual and unsustainable patterns, thus opening the way for later depression. 1974 Africa 44 119 Such high population densities would be altogether unsustainable were it not for these supplies. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Jan. a9/1 The growing deficit raises Venezuela's borrowing costs to a level seen by many economists as unsustainable. b. That creates ecological imbalance or degradation, typically by the long-lasting or permanent depletion of finite natural resources. Chiefly in the context of human activity motivated by economic growth: compare sustainable adj. 3b. ΚΠ 1975 Ambio 4 141/1 Intense overgrazing, the extension of unsustainable grain farming, and firewood gathering have all contributed to a deterioration of the agricultural environment. 1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors ii. viii. 145 Rainforest destruction continues because people continue to..drink coffee, use timber, and the other unsustainable uses of the rain forests. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 31/2 Unsustainable cash crops such as cotton deplete rivers and contaminate and salinize land and water. 2021 Guardian (Nexis) 20 May Warnings over unsustainable population growth stretch back decades, spanning proponents of Malthusianism and environmental groups that advocated for limited family sizes to reduce pressures upon the natural world. 3. That cannot be endured or borne, esp. over a prolonged period; unbearable. ΚΠ 1845 League 26 Apr. 492/2 Inflicting pecuniary injury on the tenant so severe as..to make the continued occupation of the land the inevitable cause of unsustainable losses to the holder. 1968 Financial Times 6 May 23/5 Without limited statutory powers held by the Government in reserve, the TUC's machinery would be ‘subject to unsustainable pressure’. 2020 Belfast Tel. 17 Sept. 16 Excessive drinking, along with drug abuse, was placing ‘an unsustainable burden’ on the health service. Draft additions September 2013 unsuˈstainability n. ΚΠ 1854 J. Toulmin Smith Parish vi. 268 A very striking illustration of the unsustainability and illegality of every attempt. 1915 Fortn. Rev. 1 June 1098 The unsustainability of the attribution of the Pentateuch to Moses. 1990 Lancet 15 Sept. 667/1 What should our personal response include when we are faced with the consequences of unsustainability, and especially with famine? 2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 500/1 The neglect of indigenous and adaptable flora and fauna has consequences that range from unsustainability to warped local economies. unsuˈstainably adv. ΚΠ 1956 N.Y. Times 20 May iv. e5/6 Unemployment rose from the remarkably, and unsustainably, low level of 1,500,000 in the last half of 1953 to 3,400,000 in the first half of 1954. 1986 J. Prior Balance of Power xi. 221 Working at an unsustainably high level. 2008 D. Desonie Oceans xiii. 151 Consumers should avoid eating fish that are farmed unsustainably. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1662
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