单词 | revolted |
释义 | revoltedadj.n. A. adj. 1. That has renounced or changed allegiance; insurgent; rebellious. Now somewhat archaic.In quot. a1616: unfaithful. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > insurrection > [adjective] > insurgent rebelc1325 uprisena1400 revolting1566 revolted1578 fallen-offa1616 insurgent1814 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > disloyalty > [adjective] > that has cast off allegiance revolted1578 disaffected1602 runagado1613 disaffect1647 1578 W. B. tr. Appian of Alexandria Aunc. Hist. Romanes Warres i. 32 Pompedius one of the Generalles of the reuolted people [Gk. τῶν ἀϕεστώτων] was killed. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. ii. 57 Why haue you not proclaimd Northumberland And al the rest reuolted faction, traitours? a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 200 Should all despaire That haue reuolted Wiues, the tenth of Mankind Would hang themselues. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 835 Think not, revolted Spirit, thy shape the same. View more context for this quotation 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub i. 44 By the revolted and new-fangled Writers, most perfidiously ascribed to the others. a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) i. 39 No other effectual remedy could be applied..but an accommodation with the revolted states. 1837 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece IV. 99 He restored the Athenian sovereignty in most of the revolted cities. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. viii. 213 The Emperor was leading an expedition against the revolted Bretons. 1909 W. E. Heitland Rom. Republic II. xliii. 434 For the revolted Allies some centre was necessary as the headquarters of the confederate government. 1948 J. C. Miller Triumph of Freedom xxviii. 596 Great Britain could reclaim the allegiance of Americans anywhere in the revolted colonies. 2008 B. Donagan War in Eng., 1642–9 ix. 192 Groups of mutineers or deserters..such as the revolted soldiers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > [adjective] > torn or pulled out or up uppulledc1440 uptorna1586 revolteda1668 ripped1830 torn-up1845 updrawn1901 a1668 W. Davenant Poems in Wks. (1673) 234 Slender Ropes, on which instead Of Pearle, Revolted Teeth they thred. 3. That has turned away in disgust; disgusted; characteristic of disgust or revulsion. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [adjective] awlated1297 fastidiousa1535 distasted1651 disgusted1705 revolted1792 disgustful1841 sick1850 skeeved1991 1792 C. James Extenuation Conduct French Revolutionists 20 The revolted mind of an individual, prejudiced by the mock representations of barbarity. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci i. i. 3 The deeds Which you scarce hide from men's revolted eyes. 1896 W. Black Briseis xvii Her revolted judgment had hardly a word in reply. 1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny xxiv. 277 A haughty, revolted look, as though someone had just offered her a jellyfish to hold. 1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves xiv. 109 Before my revolted eyes Augustus Fink-Nottle definitely smirked. 2007 A. Webb Devil's Deception iii. 24 He stopped mid-sentence and stared at Tessa's revolted expression. B. n. With the and plural agreement: people who have revolted (in various senses). In later use also: people who are revolted or disgusted. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [noun] > one who rebels > collectively rebelc1600 mutinousa1627 revolteda1645 yoof1986 a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) iii. ii. 67 The revolted were joyn'd, and had composed an army able to amate such hearts as had not beene truely couragious. 1660 G. H. tr. M. de Vaumorière Grand Scipio i. i. 22 These two Heroes being destitute of Forces proportionable to those of the Revolted, were constrained to attend some succours from Sardinia. 1706 J. Bingham Fr. Churches Apol. i. v. 27 The Pastors of..Churches in which the Revolted live, shall give speedy and publick Notice of these Apostates. 1780 R. Griffith tr. Voltaire Age of Louis XIV II. xxxvi. 353 Four regiments of the revolted..were to serve the King under four Colonels. 1832 C. C. Frankland Narr. Visit to Courts of Russia & Sweden viii. 220 The revolted have made prisoners several officers in the act of executing the orders of the Grand-Duke. 1901 G. B. Grundy Great Persian War & Preliminaries iii. 112 The revolted were reduced to a passive state of expectancy. 1988 J. B. Elshtain in E. J. Yanarella & L. Sigelman Polit. Mythology & Pop. Fiction vi. 119 Men were mostly in rebellion against the town... Among the revolted were Edgar Howe, a pioneer precursor,..and, of course, Sinclair Lewis. 2000 D. G. Myers Amer. Paradox viii. 231 Of late, the revolted have spanned the political spectrum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1578 |
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