unsustainedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌənsəˈsteɪnd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Not materially sustained or supported.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective]

propless1605

unpropped1608

unsustained1623

unsupported1635

supportless1658

unpillared1706

1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 9 Seeing..How vnsustain'd the Earth still steadfast stands.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 430 Each Flour..whose head..Hung drooping unsustaind .

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 517 All unsustain'd between the wave and sky, Beneath my feet the whirling billows fly.

2. Not supported by assistance, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported > not

discounselled1480

stayless1587

unstayed1594

unpropped1608

unseconded1608

unbacked1609

unpartied1641

unsustained1697

unupheld1827

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 575 The Volscians quit the Field; And, unsustain'd, the Chiefs of Turnus yield.

1719 E. Young Paraphr. Job 236 Hale are their young, from human frailties freed; Walk unsustain'd, and unassisted feed.

1809–14 W. Wordsworth Excurs. vi. 767 With a sigh She spake, yet, I believe, not unsustained By faith in glory [etc.].

1834 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. I. i. 27 Unsustained by Cartier, Roberval accomplished no more than a verification of previous discoveries.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 129 A penalty is denounced against..the accuser for his unsustained prosecution.

3. Not maintained at a uniform level of excellence; flagging in interest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > not sustained in interest

unsustained1817

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. II. xiv. 9 An unsustained composition, from which the reader collects rapidly the general result unattracted by the component parts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsustained
释义	unsustainedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənsəˈsteɪnd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Not materially sustained or supported. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective] propless1605 unpropped1608 unsustained1623 unsupported1635 supportless1658 unpillared1706 1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 9 Seeing..How vnsustain'd the Earth still steadfast stands. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 430 Each Flour..whose head..Hung drooping unsustaind . View more context for this quotation 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 517 All unsustain'd between the wave and sky, Beneath my feet the whirling billows fly. 2. Not supported by assistance, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective] > supported > not discounselled1480 stayless1587 unstayed1594 unpropped1608 unseconded1608 unbacked1609 unpartied1641 unsustained1697 unupheld1827 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 575 The Volscians quit the Field; And, unsustain'd, the Chiefs of Turnus yield. 1719 E. Young Paraphr. Job 236 Hale are their young, from human frailties freed; Walk unsustain'd, and unassisted feed. 1809–14 W. Wordsworth Excurs. vi. 767 With a sigh She spake, yet, I believe, not unsustained By faith in glory [etc.]. 1834 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. I. i. 27 Unsustained by Cartier, Roberval accomplished no more than a verification of previous discoveries. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 129 A penalty is denounced against..the accuser for his unsustained prosecution. 3. Not maintained at a uniform level of excellence; flagging in interest. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > not sustained in interest unsustained1817 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. II. xiv. 9 An unsustained composition, from which the reader collects rapidly the general result unattracted by the component parts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1623
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