单词 | unlistened |
释义 | unlistenedadj. Not listened to; unheard. Also (and in earliest use) in unlistened-to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > [adjective] > by not hearing > not listened to unheard1595 unlistened1653 1653 H. More Conjectura Cabbalistica 52 The Light of Conscience unlistned to. 1762 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 67/1 In vain he declares his innocence; unlistened to by the king, the princess, his sister, and even his father. 1793 W. Wordsworth Descr. Sketches 119 The thicket, where th' unlisten'd stock-dove coos. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 371 Hark, injur'd Want recounts th' unlisten'd tale. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel iii. 105 Noah was the unlistened-to preacher of righteousness during those 120 years. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. 104 One..knows by some fine, unlistened sound,..the nearness of a large body to the touch. 1954 A. Wainhouse Hedyphagetica ii. 118 He beheld himself as a mere boy; a little boy lost, a very small, a very vile little chap, lost, unlistened to. 2011 A. Mitzner Confl. of Interest xxiii. 172 I hear the electronic voice confirm that the unlistened-to message is from Abby's extension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653 |
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