unpledgedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈplɛdʒd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈplɛdʒd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pledged adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pledged adj.

Now chiefly U.S.

Not pledged; not committed or bound by a pledge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [adjective] > unpledged (of a drink)

unpledged1605

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promised or vowed > not promised

unwedset1480

unpledged1605

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > not committed or determined

indifferenta1538

unengageda1656

undetermineda1676

uncommitted1814

unpledged1834

1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles v. ii. 68 Val. Ile be their pledge. For. Not yet Valerio; This hee must drinke unpledgd.

1630 J. Taylor Arrant Thiefe in Wks. ii. 123/1 If a Drunkard be vnpledgd a kan.

1786 A. Murphy Rival Sisters v, in Wks. VII. 347 Give back my vows, my artless vows, my pure unpledg'd affections.

1834 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 24 Sir Robert Peel..is unpledged to any one for his next turn at the Charter House.

1852 T. B. Macaulay Let. 19 June in Sel. Lett. (1982) 253 Now, if I am elected, I shall be elected unpledged.

1913 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 27 328 The Union Pacific owned $244,073,200 of unpledged stock and bonds.

1978 A. M. Schlesinger Robert Kennedy & His Times x. 220 The Democratic slate consisted of six unpledged and five Kennedy-pledged electors.

2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 9 Mar. 6 [He] has hired a delegate specialist to comb through the patchwork of state rules and to find unpledged delegates who could back him.

Compounds

† unpledged bowl n. poetic Obsolete a drinking bowl whose contents have been poisoned; cf. pledge v. 4.

ΚΠ

a1771 T. Gray Agrippina in Poems (1775) 129 They are aware Of th' unpledg'd bowl.

1823 S. Rogers Italy 160 For deeds of violence..came the unpledged bowl, The stab of the stiletto.

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

单词	unpledged
释义	unpledgedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈplɛdʒd/, U.S. /ˌənˈplɛdʒd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pledged adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pledged adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pledged adj. Now chiefly U.S. Not pledged; not committed or bound by a pledge. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [adjective] > unpledged (of a drink) unpledged1605 the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promised or vowed > not promised unwedset1480 unpledged1605 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > not committed or determined indifferenta1538 unengageda1656 undetermineda1676 uncommitted1814 unpledged1834 1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles v. ii. 68 Val. Ile be their pledge. For. Not yet Valerio; This hee must drinke unpledgd. 1630 J. Taylor Arrant Thiefe in Wks. ii. 123/1 If a Drunkard be vnpledgd a kan. 1786 A. Murphy Rival Sisters v, in Wks. VII. 347 Give back my vows, my artless vows, my pure unpledg'd affections. 1834 T. Moore Mem. (1856) VII. 24 Sir Robert Peel..is unpledged to any one for his next turn at the Charter House. 1852 T. B. Macaulay Let. 19 June in Sel. Lett. (1982) 253 Now, if I am elected, I shall be elected unpledged. 1913 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 27 328 The Union Pacific owned $244,073,200 of unpledged stock and bonds. 1978 A. M. Schlesinger Robert Kennedy & His Times x. 220 The Democratic slate consisted of six unpledged and five Kennedy-pledged electors. 2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 9 Mar. 6 [He] has hired a delegate specialist to comb through the patchwork of state rules and to find unpledged delegates who could back him. Compounds † unpledged bowl n. poetic Obsolete a drinking bowl whose contents have been poisoned; cf. pledge v. 4. ΚΠ a1771 T. Gray Agrippina in Poems (1775) 129 They are aware Of th' unpledg'd bowl. 1823 S. Rogers Italy 160 For deeds of violence..came the unpledged bowl, The stab of the stiletto. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1605
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