unprovedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpruːvd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpruvd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proved adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proved adj. Compare unproven adj.

1. Not tested or tried; = unproven adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective] > tried or tested > not

unfonded?c1225

unproved?1440

untried1526

unsayeda1598

untested1828

unproven1836

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. l. 236 (MED) Preue eek thonpreued greyne afore eschaunge.

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 7 Y wote weel þat..scant ynouȝ oon leef schulde stonde vnprovid or colowrabily vnrebukid.

1547 W. Baldwin Treat. Morall Phylos. sig. Kiiij Proue not thy frende wyth dammage, nor vse thou hym vnproued.

1560 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodyake of Lyfe i. sig. Aii^v Willing to trede vnproued pathes that haue not yet bene gon.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G4^v For to find a fresh vnproued knight.

1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. xiii. 90 Venture not blindly upon the singular opinion of any men whatsoever; nor into any new unproved way.

1756 J. Shebbeare Fourth Let. People of Eng. 19 Men, Strangers to this Land, and Aliens to it's Liberties and Privileges, unproved by Experience.

1830 Museum Foreign Lit. & Sci. Sept. 260/1 He was..as yet unproved in the field of battle.

1938 Care & Managem. Dairy Bulls (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1412) (rev. ed.) 17 Many breeders follow the practice of buying young, unproved bulls from high-producing ancestry.

1962 W. Jameson Fleet that Jack Built 296 Few could have selected seven young and still unproved men with quite such an unerring eye.

2008 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Mar. (Guide section) 12 Heroes devotees couldn't believe that the young star would decide to leave an established and popular show to join an unproved program.

2. Not demonstrated to be true or as stated; = unproven adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > proved > not

undiscussedc1340

unproved1478

unapproved1597

negative1788

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > unproved

unproved1478

untried1526

uncontrolled1529

unproven1563

unapproved1597

proofless1610

undemonstrated1648

unverified1816

untested1828

non-proven1847

1478 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 15/1 He sall mak payment of samekle as restis vnpreifit pait of befor.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 609/2 Both is his purpose on his part vnproued, & the contrarye to hym proued.

1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Ki Hys mastershyp hathe lefte one thinge vnproued.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 263 The proofe lies on their side; and it rests yet unproved.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 101 Prov'd, or unprov'd, the Crime, the Villain Dies.

1795 S. T. Coleridge Plot Discovered 23 While the contrary remains unproved, such a Whereas must be a most inadequate ground for the present Bill.

1843 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles 63 A fact is not disproved, because the testimony is..insufficient, it is only unproved.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece 335 However unproved or doubtful this ancient creed.

1909 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 288 Unproved hypotheses..should not be taught as facts.

2007 L. Smolin Trouble with Physics xvi. 282 Finiteness is not the only example in string theory of a conjecture that is widely believed but so far unproved.

Derivatives

† unprovedness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > condition of having been tested > state of being untested

unprovednessc1450

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1019 For barnes in þar bignes it baldis þam mekill, Oft with vnprouednes in presse to pas out of lyfe.

1659 R. Baxter Key for Catholicks i. xxxix. 291 That we do well to stick to the Holy Scriptures.., we are the more encouraged to think, by the concessions of our adversaries..(as well as by..the unprovedness of their pretended additionals.)

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unproved
释义	unprovedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpruːvd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpruvd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proved adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proved adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proved adj. Compare unproven adj. 1. Not tested or tried; = unproven adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective] > tried or tested > not unfonded?c1225 unproved?1440 untried1526 unsayeda1598 untested1828 unproven1836 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. l. 236 (MED) Preue eek thonpreued greyne afore eschaunge. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 7 Y wote weel þat..scant ynouȝ oon leef schulde stonde vnprovid or colowrabily vnrebukid. 1547 W. Baldwin Treat. Morall Phylos. sig. Kiiij Proue not thy frende wyth dammage, nor vse thou hym vnproued. 1560 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodyake of Lyfe i. sig. Aii^v Willing to trede vnproued pathes that haue not yet bene gon. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G4^v For to find a fresh vnproued knight. 1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory iv. xiii. 90 Venture not blindly upon the singular opinion of any men whatsoever; nor into any new unproved way. 1756 J. Shebbeare Fourth Let. People of Eng. 19 Men, Strangers to this Land, and Aliens to it's Liberties and Privileges, unproved by Experience. 1830 Museum Foreign Lit. & Sci. Sept. 260/1 He was..as yet unproved in the field of battle. 1938 Care & Managem. Dairy Bulls (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1412) (rev. ed.) 17 Many breeders follow the practice of buying young, unproved bulls from high-producing ancestry. 1962 W. Jameson Fleet that Jack Built 296 Few could have selected seven young and still unproved men with quite such an unerring eye. 2008 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 Mar. (Guide section) 12 Heroes devotees couldn't believe that the young star would decide to leave an established and popular show to join an unproved program. 2. Not demonstrated to be true or as stated; = unproven adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > proved > not undiscussedc1340 unproved1478 unapproved1597 negative1788 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > unproved unproved1478 untried1526 uncontrolled1529 unproven1563 unapproved1597 proofless1610 undemonstrated1648 unverified1816 untested1828 non-proven1847 1478 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 15/1 He sall mak payment of samekle as restis vnpreifit pait of befor. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 609/2 Both is his purpose on his part vnproued, & the contrarye to hym proued. 1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Ki Hys mastershyp hathe lefte one thinge vnproued. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 263 The proofe lies on their side; and it rests yet unproved. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 101 Prov'd, or unprov'd, the Crime, the Villain Dies. 1795 S. T. Coleridge Plot Discovered 23 While the contrary remains unproved, such a Whereas must be a most inadequate ground for the present Bill. 1843 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles 63 A fact is not disproved, because the testimony is..insufficient, it is only unproved. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece 335 However unproved or doubtful this ancient creed. 1909 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 288 Unproved hypotheses..should not be taught as facts. 2007 L. Smolin Trouble with Physics xvi. 282 Finiteness is not the only example in string theory of a conjecture that is widely believed but so far unproved. Derivatives † unprovedness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > condition of having been tested > state of being untested unprovednessc1450 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1019 For barnes in þar bignes it baldis þam mekill, Oft with vnprouednes in presse to pas out of lyfe. 1659 R. Baxter Key for Catholicks i. xxxix. 291 That we do well to stick to the Holy Scriptures.., we are the more encouraged to think, by the concessions of our adversaries..(as well as by..the unprovedness of their pretended additionals.) This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1440
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