unpredictableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈdɪktəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənpriˈdɪktəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənprəˈdɪktəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + predictable adj.

A. adj.

Not predictable; difficult or impossible to predict (accurately).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] > capable of being predicted > not

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1840 Dial July 3 All criticism should be poetic; unpredictable; superseding..all foregone thoughts.

1874 J. Sully Sensation & Intuition 113 The many chances of some unpredictable accident.

1937 Tempo Nov. 3/2 What will happen in the event that a ‘dark horse’ enters the race is unpredictable.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 8 July 76/1 The patient..had an unpreventable and unpredictable serious complication.

2010 People (Nexis) 3 Jan. 32 He certainly had to have his wits about him..while working with dangerous and unpredictable animals including a white lion.

B. n.

With the: that which is unpredictable. Also as a count noun: an unpredictable event or occurrence.

ΚΠ

1859 A. Bain Emotions & Will x. 522 There is nothing in all this of the lawless, the capricious, the uncertain, the unpredictable.

1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 31 Oct. 4 The nature of his reception by John Bull lies just the other side of the unpredictable.

1922 E. G. Gruenberg Outl. Child Study xi. 43 It is the unknown, or the unpredictable,..that causes fear.

1978 T. Murray Margaret Thatcher 44 Life is full of unpredictables.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Aug. 18/3 As a filmmaker Moore displays..a predilection for the unprogrammed and the unpredictable.

Derivatives

unpreˈdictableness n.

ΚΠ

1897 Harvard Graduates' Mag. Mar. 353 The surprise, the plasticity, the unpredictableness, of life.

1956 Illustr. London News 4 Aug. 187/1 This country is renowned for the unpredictableness of its weather.

2012 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 36 Grisham's story follows his tried and true formula through to what is, despite the unpredictableness, a predictable ending.

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

单词	unpredictable
释义	unpredictableadj.n. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈdɪktəbl/, U.S. /ˌənpriˈdɪktəb(ə)l/, /ˌənprəˈdɪktəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, predictable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + predictable adj. A. adj. Not predictable; difficult or impossible to predict (accurately). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] > capable of being predicted > not improvidentiala1684 unpredictable1840 random1971 1840 Dial July 3 All criticism should be poetic; unpredictable; superseding..all foregone thoughts. 1874 J. Sully Sensation & Intuition 113 The many chances of some unpredictable accident. 1937 Tempo Nov. 3/2 What will happen in the event that a ‘dark horse’ enters the race is unpredictable. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 8 July 76/1 The patient..had an unpreventable and unpredictable serious complication. 2010 People (Nexis) 3 Jan. 32 He certainly had to have his wits about him..while working with dangerous and unpredictable animals including a white lion. B. n. With the: that which is unpredictable. Also as a count noun: an unpredictable event or occurrence. ΚΠ 1859 A. Bain Emotions & Will x. 522 There is nothing in all this of the lawless, the capricious, the uncertain, the unpredictable. 1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 31 Oct. 4 The nature of his reception by John Bull lies just the other side of the unpredictable. 1922 E. G. Gruenberg Outl. Child Study xi. 43 It is the unknown, or the unpredictable,..that causes fear. 1978 T. Murray Margaret Thatcher 44 Life is full of unpredictables. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Aug. 18/3 As a filmmaker Moore displays..a predilection for the unprogrammed and the unpredictable. Derivatives unpreˈdictableness n. ΚΠ 1897 Harvard Graduates' Mag. Mar. 353 The surprise, the plasticity, the unpredictableness, of life. 1956 Illustr. London News 4 Aug. 187/1 This country is renowned for the unpredictableness of its weather. 2012 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 36 Grisham's story follows his tried and true formula through to what is, despite the unpredictableness, a predictable ending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1840
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