unanchoredadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, anchored adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + anchored adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈanchored.

(un- prefix¹ 2.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [adjective] > anchoring or anchored > not

unanchored1651

1651 W. Davenant Gondibert ii. vii. xxxix She dreams Her~self into possession of desires, And trusts unanchored hope in fleeting streams.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila iv. xxxv. 56 All Hope's unanchor'd but in That.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 158 A port there is, inclos'd on either side, Where ships may rest, unanchor'd and unty'd.

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. xxxvii. 663 I had lived such a wandering, unanchored life.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 457 Over all the clouds floated like sailed ships unanchored.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	unanchored
释义	unanchoredadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, anchored adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + anchored adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈanchored. (un- prefix¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [adjective] > anchoring or anchored > not unanchored1651 1651 W. Davenant Gondibert ii. vii. xxxix She dreams Her~self into possession of desires, And trusts unanchored hope in fleeting streams. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila iv. xxxv. 56 All Hope's unanchor'd but in That. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 158 A port there is, inclos'd on either side, Where ships may rest, unanchor'd and unty'd. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights II. xxxvii. 663 I had lived such a wandering, unanchored life. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 457 Over all the clouds floated like sailed ships unanchored. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1651
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