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单词 wantrow
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wantrowv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: wan- prefix, trow v.
Etymology: < wan- prefix + trow v., perhaps after Middle Dutch wantrouwen to doubt, distrust (someone or something), to lack confidence (Dutch wantrouwen ). Compare earlier wantruth n. and also wantrust n. Compare also earlier untrow v.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To lack confidence or trust to do something.
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?a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Harl. 3943) (1883) i. l. 794 But ones nelt þow for þi coward hert And for thin yre and folisshe wilfulnes And wantrowist [a1413 Pierpont Morgan For wantrust] to telle of þi sorowis smert Ne to thyn owne help do bysines.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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