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单词 unconquered
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unconqueredadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɒŋkəd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkɒŋkəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɑŋkərd/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2.
Not conquered or vanquished:
a. Of persons, places, etc.
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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.
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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).
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