unbeknownadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnbᵻˈnəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌənbəˈnoʊn/

Forms: Also dialect onbeknown, unbeknawn, etc.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b.

1. In absolute or adverbial const. in the phrase unbeknown to, without the knowledge of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adverb]

his unwares1468

unwaresc1510

unbeknown to1636

unsuspectedly1645

unknowingly1660

unbeknownst1848

1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 75 To sympathize with another in praying for such a thing unbeknowne one to another.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 148 If my 'usband had treated her vith a drain..unbeknown to me, I'd tear her precious eyes out.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxiii. 361 ‘I was there,’ resumed Mrs. Cluppins, ‘unbeknown to Mrs. Bardell’.

1885 Law Times 28 Feb. 321/2 The chalk had been opened..unbeknown to the tenant.

1947 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Oct. 10/3 That this number is insufficient is being quietly demonstrated at the present time, unbeknown to the general public.

1952 J. L. Waten Alien Son 121 Unbeknown to our parents we sneaked away from the street one summer day.

elliptical.1866 C. Reade Griffith Gaunt xvi I shall send you some stock from the castle, and you can cook his vegetables in good strong gravy, unbeknown.1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxi. 31 My love rose up so early And stole out unbeknown.1901 J. Barlow From Land of Shamrock 215 Openin' it at the breakfast-table, unbeknown, to set people passin' remarks, and risin' a laugh on him.

2. Unknown; lying outside of one's knowledge or acquaintance. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective]

uncouthc897

neweOE

fremdc950

unknownOE

unseena1200

unketha1275

unkedc1275

strange13..

disguisyc1330

unknowedc1380

aliena1382

unhearda1382

unkenneda1400

ranishc1400

ignorant?a1475

unwittenc1485

unbekend1513

unacquainted1551

unkent1579

unwitted1582

unfamiliar1593

unsounded1594

incognite1609

ignote1623

in the urn1658

unfathomed1659

unexperienced1698

unknown-of1700

undiscovered1707

inaudite1708

darka1727

unascertained1751

unwist1757

unknownst1805

unbeknown1824

unbeknownst1848

unsampled1890

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun]

unknown1479

I know not what1711

unbeknown1888

1824 Monthly Mag. LVII. 408 They agreed to be both at the tourney, But unbeknown and clad in common armure.

1861 A. H. Clough Let. 16 July in Poems & Prose Rem. (1869) I. 262 Gentlemen unbeknown to ladies give their arms to ladies aforesaid, to conduct them into dinner.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 May 2/2 He..is loath to prophesy as to what is possible or is not possible in that ‘land of the unbeknown’.

1976 Jrnl. Lakeland Dial. Soc. No. 38. 39 Ah nivver really spock t' dialect proper, but Ah hev a gey lot ev dialect sayings Ah offen let slip oot, unbeknawen like!

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

单词	unbeknown
释义	unbeknownadj. Brit. /ˌʌnbᵻˈnəʊn/, U.S. /ˌənbəˈnoʊn/ Forms: Also dialect onbeknown, unbeknawn, etc. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b. 1. In absolute or adverbial const. in the phrase unbeknown to, without the knowledge of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adverb] his unwares1468 unwaresc1510 unbeknown to1636 unsuspectedly1645 unknowingly1660 unbeknownst1848 1636 T. Goodwin Returne of Prayers 75 To sympathize with another in praying for such a thing unbeknowne one to another. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 148 If my 'usband had treated her vith a drain..unbeknown to me, I'd tear her precious eyes out. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxiii. 361 ‘I was there,’ resumed Mrs. Cluppins, ‘unbeknown to Mrs. Bardell’. 1885 Law Times 28 Feb. 321/2 The chalk had been opened..unbeknown to the tenant. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Oct. 10/3 That this number is insufficient is being quietly demonstrated at the present time, unbeknown to the general public. 1952 J. L. Waten Alien Son 121 Unbeknown to our parents we sneaked away from the street one summer day. elliptical.1866 C. Reade Griffith Gaunt xvi I shall send you some stock from the castle, and you can cook his vegetables in good strong gravy, unbeknown.1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad xxi. 31 My love rose up so early And stole out unbeknown.1901 J. Barlow From Land of Shamrock 215 Openin' it at the breakfast-table, unbeknown, to set people passin' remarks, and risin' a laugh on him. 2. Unknown; lying outside of one's knowledge or acquaintance. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] uncouthc897 neweOE fremdc950 unknownOE unseena1200 unketha1275 unkedc1275 strange13.. disguisyc1330 unknowedc1380 aliena1382 unhearda1382 unkenneda1400 ranishc1400 ignorant?a1475 unwittenc1485 unbekend1513 unacquainted1551 unkent1579 unwitted1582 unfamiliar1593 unsounded1594 incognite1609 ignote1623 in the urn1658 unfathomed1659 unexperienced1698 unknown-of1700 undiscovered1707 inaudite1708 darka1727 unascertained1751 unwist1757 unknownst1805 unbeknown1824 unbeknownst1848 unsampled1890 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] unknown1479 I know not what1711 unbeknown1888 1824 Monthly Mag. LVII. 408 They agreed to be both at the tourney, But unbeknown and clad in common armure. 1861 A. H. Clough Let. 16 July in Poems & Prose Rem. (1869) I. 262 Gentlemen unbeknown to ladies give their arms to ladies aforesaid, to conduct them into dinner. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 May 2/2 He..is loath to prophesy as to what is possible or is not possible in that ‘land of the unbeknown’. 1976 Jrnl. Lakeland Dial. Soc. No. 38. 39 Ah nivver really spock t' dialect proper, but Ah hev a gey lot ev dialect sayings Ah offen let slip oot, unbeknawen like! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1636
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