uncommunicatingadj.

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

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

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive

dernOE

covert1340

secrec1385

secretc1440

mum1532

closec1540

whist1577

as silent as the grave1613

privatea1625

dark1650

uncommunicating1650

dry1681

uncommunicative1691

unexpansive1847

secretive1853

tight-lipped1876

cagey1909

zip-lipped1943

closet1948

coy1961

tight1977

1650 Bp. J. Taylor Funerall Serm. Countesse of Carbery 5 There are exterminating Angels that fly wrapt up in the curtains of immateriality and an uncommunicating nature.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 95 From a diversity of practice in two large and uncommunicating jurisdictions.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iv. 229 In uncommunicating misery Silent they stood.

1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 384/2 The uncommunicating muteness of fishes.

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

单词	uncommunicating
释义	uncommunicatingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, communicating adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + communicating adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uncoˈmmunicating. (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] > disposed to secrecy, secretive dernOE covert1340 secrec1385 secretc1440 mum1532 closec1540 whist1577 as silent as the grave1613 privatea1625 dark1650 uncommunicating1650 dry1681 uncommunicative1691 unexpansive1847 secretive1853 tight-lipped1876 cagey1909 zip-lipped1943 closet1948 coy1961 tight1977 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Funerall Serm. Countesse of Carbery 5 There are exterminating Angels that fly wrapt up in the curtains of immateriality and an uncommunicating nature. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 95 From a diversity of practice in two large and uncommunicating jurisdictions. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iv. 229 In uncommunicating misery Silent they stood. 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 384/2 The uncommunicating muteness of fishes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1650
随便看	take a loose take a lot out of take a lot out of a person take a lowe take a maddie take a maidenhead take a medicine take a message take a mickey finn take a miff take a mope take a muster take a nap take a niff take a note take a notes take a or one's flight take a or the back seat take a or the fray take a or the trick take a page from take a page from a person take a page from a person's book take a page from a thing take a page out of another's playbook