单词 | unconquered |
释义 | unconqueredadj. Not conquered or vanquished: a. Of persons, places, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [adjective] > unconquered unovercomeeOE unyoldena1325 unvanquisheda1382 unscomfitedc1400 invicta1513 undaunted1513 unconquered1549 invictissimec1550 unyielden1553 unvicta1560 unconquesta1600 invicted1602 invinced1609 unreduced1612 inexpugnate1632 unrouteda1640 unstormed1695 unyielded1700 untrampled1900 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed unvanquisheda1382 unquelledc1440 unoverthrown1535 unconquered1549 unvicta1560 unvicteda1560 unmastered1565 unsubdued1590 unwon1593 unsuppressed1626 unbent1697 unbeaten1757 undefeated1819 unrouted1888 1549 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus 1 John in Paraphr. New Test. ii. 47 A mynde that is vnbroken and vnconquered agaynst al wanton enticementes, agaynst all iniuries, sheweth a man to be a Christian. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 32 Loe, there thou standst a breathing valiant man Of an inuincible vnconquer'd spirit. View more context for this quotation 1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgr. in Wks. (1630) 129/2 I haue seene many Straights and Fortresses.., but they must all giue place to this vnconquered Castle, both for strength and scituation. 1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 1 Henry the 8th, the unconquered King of England. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 378 That imperious, that unconquer'd Soul, No Laws can limit, no Respect controul. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 93 Wales had continued independent of England, unconquered and uncultivated. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. i. 62 The mountain shadows kiss Thy glorious gulph, unconquer'd Salamis! 1867 ‘Ouida’ Cecil Castlemaine's Gage 3 So she would put them all aside..and go on her own way, proud, peerless,..conquering and unconquered. b. Of things, in various applications. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed > not conquered or vanquished unconquered1651 1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours i. viii. 30 Wood annointed with Alome remaines unconquered of the fire. a1718 M. Prior Henry & Emma 22 While my Notes to future Times proclaim Unconquer'd Love. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 63 The diamond..had its name from the Greek interpretation, which is, an unconquered virtue. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iii. 36 The unconquered powers Of precedent and custom interpose Between a king and virtue. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 78 The chief difficulties remained unconquered. 1887 Spectator 5 Nov. 1497 Saint Elias,..the still unconquered peak of Alaska. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549 |
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