unavailableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəˈveɪləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈveɪləb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b

1. Unavailing; inefficacious; ineffectual.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > unavailing

gainlessc1175

speedless13..

unspeedfula1340

ineffectualc1425

frustratory1490

unvailablea1500

frustrate1529

uneffectual1548

unavailable1549

unfectual1549

bootless1559

dudgeon?1589

inavailable1650

unavailing1672

dud1914

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James ii. f. xxxi^v Of like sorte doubtles shall the profession of faith, whiche consisteth only in worde and worketh nothynge in dede, bee vnauayleable, but lyeth slugging like as it were deade.

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie vii. xi, in Wks. (1662) 27 Their proofs are unavailable to shew, that Scripture affordeth no evidence for the inequality of Pastors.

1616 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (1620) i. v. 86 Where shall I hide?.. To go forward it will bee intolerable,..to turne aside vnauailable.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. i. 50 Your pity, Madam, Is generous, but 'tis unavailable.

1746 J. Hervey Medit. among Tombs 81 What can they do in this Day of Visitation?.. To fly, will be impossible; to justify themselves, impracticable; and now, to make any Supplications, unavailable.

1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Prometheus Chain'd in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 12 To complain, or not complain, alike Is unavailable.

1808 Mem. Female Philos. II. 91 They displayed..the greatest valour and patriotism, but they were, alas, wholly unavailable in opposition to a superior force.

1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire II. xiii. 95 He unburdened his feelings to Atticus in unavailable lamentations.

2. Not available; incapable of being used.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not made available for use

unopened1652

unavailable1855

the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > absent or unavailable

unavailable1888

1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 202 Storage in reservoirs..if the river supply is for any reason unavailable.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxx. 558 In the event of the man they chiefly favour proving ‘unavailable’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unavailable
释义	unavailableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbl/, U.S. /ˌənəˈveɪləb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b 1. Unavailing; inefficacious; ineffectual. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > unavailing gainlessc1175 speedless13.. unspeedfula1340 ineffectualc1425 frustratory1490 unvailablea1500 frustrate1529 uneffectual1548 unavailable1549 unfectual1549 bootless1559 dudgeon?1589 inavailable1650 unavailing1672 dud1914 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James ii. f. xxxi^v Of like sorte doubtles shall the profession of faith, whiche consisteth only in worde and worketh nothynge in dede, bee vnauayleable, but lyeth slugging like as it were deade. a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie vii. xi, in Wks. (1662) 27 Their proofs are unavailable to shew, that Scripture affordeth no evidence for the inequality of Pastors. 1616 J. Hayward Sanctuarie Troubled Soule (1620) i. v. 86 Where shall I hide?.. To go forward it will bee intolerable,..to turne aside vnauailable. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. i. 50 Your pity, Madam, Is generous, but 'tis unavailable. 1746 J. Hervey Medit. among Tombs 81 What can they do in this Day of Visitation?.. To fly, will be impossible; to justify themselves, impracticable; and now, to make any Supplications, unavailable. 1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Prometheus Chain'd in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 12 To complain, or not complain, alike Is unavailable. 1808 Mem. Female Philos. II. 91 They displayed..the greatest valour and patriotism, but they were, alas, wholly unavailable in opposition to a superior force. 1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire II. xiii. 95 He unburdened his feelings to Atticus in unavailable lamentations. 2. Not available; incapable of being used. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adjective] > not made available for use unopened1652 unavailable1855 the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > absent or unavailable unavailable1888 1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 202 Storage in reservoirs..if the river supply is for any reason unavailable. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxx. 558 In the event of the man they chiefly favour proving ‘unavailable’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549
随便看	to lay a ship aboard to lay a ship on board to lay a steep to lay a straw to lay a stress on to lay a stymie to lay a trail on to lay a tribute on to lay a wager to lay a water to lay a weapon about one to lay a wed to lay a-sunning to lay aback to lay aboard to lay about to lay about one to lay abroad to lay adown to lay all in the dirt to lay all one's irons in the fire to lay along to lay an ambush to lay an egg to lay an eyeball on