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单词 unpathetic
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unpatheticadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈθɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌənpəˈθɛdɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, pathetic adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + pathetic adj.
Not pathetic (in various senses).
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the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied > that cannot be pitied
unpitiable1644
unpathetic1694
1694 T. Taylor tr. N. Malebranche Treat. Search after Truth ii. 6 She judged that that object was a good by an abstracted and unpathetic Reason [Fr. par une raison abstraite & qui ne la touchoit pas].
1782 T. Warton Enq. Poems Rowley 95 This very unpathetic and unpastoral idea.., that ‘the portcullis of the castle of his heart was fallen’.
1818 T. L. Peacock Nightmare Abbey iv. 43 We are all..puppets of a blind and unpathetic necessity.
1871 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 673/2 Soon the conversation became calmer, turning easily to subjects of an unpathetic nature, as is natural with masculine talk.
1903 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 16/1 The not unpathetic image of a big..ape.
1998 J. Crusie Anyone but You iv. 92 ‘Hey, I'm dating other women besides Nina,’ Alex said, trying to sound worldly and unpathetic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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