单词 | unjaundiced |
释义 | unjaundicedadj. Free from jaundice. Chiefly figurative: not affected or influenced by envy, prejudice, cynicism, etc. (cf. jaundiced adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > not coloured with envy unjaundiced1775 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unjaundiced, not affected with the jaundice. 1782 W. Hayley Ess. Epic Poetry iv. 75 The Bards of Britain, with unjaundic'd eyes, Will glory to behold such rivals rise. 1821 S. Wilks Mem. M. Wilks 24 The mind..remains unjaundiced by suspicion, and unclouded by disappointment. 1879 W. H. Mallock Is Life Worth Living? 19 To the unjaundiced eye nothing is more clear than that happiness [etc.]. 1921 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 33 749 The patient had for a long time been in good health and unjaundiced. 2014 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 Nov. 13 A younger and more confident generation is taking an unjaundiced look at German food without the inferiority complexes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1775 |
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