unofficiallyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɪʃl̩i/,

/(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɪʃəli/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈfɪʃəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, officially adv.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + officially adv., partly after unofficial adj.

Not officially; in an unofficial manner or capacity.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [adverb] > not in official capacity

privately?a1475

unofficially1784

non-officially1814

officiously1863

1784 J. Murray Let. 8 Feb. in Authentic Copy Corr. India (1787) VI. 31 If I should communicate my mind to him unofficially, it might answer two good purposes.

1796 Lloyd's Evening-post 8 Aug. 138/2 The capture of Loretto was unofficially mentioned in some of the French papers.

1830 W. Cobbett Hist. Regency & George IV iii. §139 He did it unofficially, in letters to Lord Grey.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 275 The two Houses of Parliament were invited to be present unofficially at Whitehall.

1921 Spectator 12 Feb. 189/2 The draft mandates for Palestine and Mesopotamia..were published unofficially last week.

2010 J. Rakove Revolutionaries ii. 96 The delegates who met with him in Philadelphia..likewise acted unofficially.

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

单词	unofficially
释义	unofficiallyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɪʃl̩i/, /(ˌ)ʌnəˈfɪʃəli/, U.S. /ˌənəˈfɪʃəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, officially adv. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + officially adv., partly after unofficial adj. Not officially; in an unofficial manner or capacity. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [adverb] > not in official capacity privately?a1475 unofficially1784 non-officially1814 officiously1863 1784 J. Murray Let. 8 Feb. in Authentic Copy Corr. India (1787) VI. 31 If I should communicate my mind to him unofficially, it might answer two good purposes. 1796 Lloyd's Evening-post 8 Aug. 138/2 The capture of Loretto was unofficially mentioned in some of the French papers. 1830 W. Cobbett Hist. Regency & George IV iii. §139 He did it unofficially, in letters to Lord Grey. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 275 The two Houses of Parliament were invited to be present unofficially at Whitehall. 1921 Spectator 12 Feb. 189/2 The draft mandates for Palestine and Mesopotamia..were published unofficially last week. 2010 J. Rakove Revolutionaries ii. 96 The delegates who met with him in Philadelphia..likewise acted unofficially. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1784
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