unturningadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈturning.

1. Not turning round; not revolving.

ΚΠ

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 10 Suppose an Earth..without Hill or Plaine, A Heau'n vn-hang'd, vn-turning, vn-transparant.

2. Not turning back or aside; continuing in a straight course; undeviating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective] > keeping a straight course

right1583

unturning1593

inerratic1662

undiverted1665

undeviating1785

undiverging1795

undeflected1852

swerveless1863

undeviated1889

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > revolving or rotating > not

unturning1593

1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) iv. pr. vi. 93 Yf the euerlasting purenes of Godes mynde doth prescribe an vnturning order of causes.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 254 The clamorous fray Calls out a lion,..and his abhorred view Turns headlong in unturning flight (though vent'rous) all the crew.

1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta iv The long unturning path.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unturning
释义	unturningadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈturning. 1. Not turning round; not revolving. ΚΠ 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 10 Suppose an Earth..without Hill or Plaine, A Heau'n vn-hang'd, vn-turning, vn-transparant. 2. Not turning back or aside; continuing in a straight course; undeviating. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective] > keeping a straight course right1583 unturning1593 inerratic1662 undiverted1665 undeviating1785 undiverging1795 undeflected1852 swerveless1863 undeviated1889 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > revolving or rotating > not unturning1593 1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) iv. pr. vi. 93 Yf the euerlasting purenes of Godes mynde doth prescribe an vnturning order of causes. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 254 The clamorous fray Calls out a lion,..and his abhorred view Turns headlong in unturning flight (though vent'rous) all the crew. 1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta iv The long unturning path. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1593
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