单词 | unloyal |
释义 | unloyaladj. Disloyal. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disloyalty > [adjective] unleal?a1300 faithlessc1390 disloyal1477 unloyal1576 disleal1590 illoyalc1630 disaffectionate1636 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > disloyalty > [adjective] unleal?a1300 faithlessc1390 disloyal1477 unloyal1576 disleal1590 illoyalc1630 disaffectionate1636 indevoteda1674 1576 J. Daniel tr. J. Pérez Excelent Comfort xxxiii. f. 156v The vnloyall [Sp. desleal]..trueth that he [sc. David] vsed to God in the tymes of his princely prosperitie. 1594 in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (1847) 661 Her most unloyal, desperate, and rebellious Subjects. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ix. xxvi. 332 The Romaines found all unloyall unto them. 1680 J. Gadbury Magna Veritas 3 I have searched the very secretest corners of my soul..for a discovery of any such latent unloyal, or irreligious guests. 1741 S. A. Laval Compend. Hist. Reformation IV. ii. 992 Any undutiful or unloyal Word. 1781 tr. P. Metastasio Ezio iii. iii. 46 You shall owe your life to my hand, whom you thought unloyal. 1841 E. Rigby Resid. Shores Baltic II. xxv. 283 The unloyal wish that his Majesty's [physical powers] were a little less vigorous. a1883 J. M. Sims Story my Life (1884) xxi. 349 I thought it would be very unloyal not to sacrifice one day to testify my admiration for this purest of women and best of queens. 1930 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 27 July 20/1 There is always a sort of sneaky feeling of being unloyal to dear old Oklahoma when I say and think such nice things about California. 2009 Industr. & Managem. Data Syst. 109 597 Loyal customers tend (more than unloyal customers) to take cooperative actions that will result in mutual benefits for both parties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576 |
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