单词 | unconsummate |
释义 | unconsummateadj. Not consummated; uncompleted. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > [adjective] incompletec1380 rudea1387 imperfecta1398 occasionala1398 unperfecta1398 unperfecteda1513 uncompleted1513 imperfected1552 unfinished1553 unconsummate1609 half-baked1627 illaborate1631 inconsummatea1641 uncrowned1743 stickit1784 unconsummated1813 incompleted1836 behindhand1853 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Deut. xxiv. comm. Nothing..can loose the band of Mariage..unconsummate, but death, or solemne vow in an approved rule of religion. a1643 W. Cartwright Siege iii. i I cannot then retire me from the sin, Though I do leave the action unconsummate. 1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus iii. 196 Whatever Action bears the Name of a Compleat Good one is a Duty perform'd, as there is also Duty Unconsummate. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 195 The unconsummate blow, Adroitly baulked by her. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1609 |
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