unpregnableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛɡnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. Middle English unprenable, Middle English–1500s vnprenable, 1500s vnprennable.

β. 1500s vnpreignable, 1500s–1600s vnpregnable, 1600s unprengnable, 1600s– unpregnable.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pregnable adj.

= impregnable adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]

stithc1000

strongOE

fastenedOE

warneda1300

strengtheda1382

unpregnable1387

embattledc1400

enbanedc1400

warrayable14..

impregnable1430

inexpugnable1490

strengthy1513

bulwarkeda1533

unexpugnable1533

fortified1538

well-fortified1538

unwinnablec1540

forced1548

forted1566

unbatterable1576

fencible?1579

unforcible1611

impregnate1632

untakable1652

of (good) force1697

casemated1740

well-girt1756

embattled1765

strongish1821

unbreachable1866

α.

1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 35 What man..bi puttyng forth of whom so it were, were it neuer so vnprenable, were apeched.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) cxxxii. 196 A dongeon..upon an hylle.., whiche the turkes holde so strongly that it is unprenable.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccx^v The Castell..which for the situation was vnprennable.

1565 R. Shacklock tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. f. 19^v Confidence of vnprenable strengthe to be founde in them only, which consyder that they haue God on theyr syde.

β. 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Inexpugnabilis, le, vnpreignable.1572 T. Twyne tr. Dionysius Periegetes Surueye World sig. E iv^v Semiramis..enuironed it w^t an vnpregnable wal.1670 J. Bryan Dwelling with God i. 19 Men that dwell in an unpregnable Fort: with Victuals to hold out a Siege.1710 J. Kininton Substance of Serm. 6 'Tis Grace only under the Command of our Lord Christ, which is a sure Defence, and an unpregnable Bulwark.1855 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 22 Sept. 5/2 Our allies..carried the apparently unpregnable defences of the Malakhoff with that impetuous valour which characterizes the French attack.1894 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 11 Nov. 4/2 We..are prepared to present an unpregnable case in the Fifty-fourth congress.1993 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Apr. Geelong weathered the storm and eventually had opened the lead to an unpregnable 46 point break at the last change.

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

单词	unpregnable
释义	unpregnableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈprɛɡnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. Middle English unprenable, Middle English–1500s vnprenable, 1500s vnprennable. β. 1500s vnpreignable, 1500s–1600s vnpregnable, 1600s unprengnable, 1600s– unpregnable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pregnable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pregnable adj. = impregnable adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 α. 1387–8 Petition London Mercers in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 35 What man..bi puttyng forth of whom so it were, were it neuer so vnprenable, were apeched. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) cxxxii. 196 A dongeon..upon an hylle.., whiche the turkes holde so strongly that it is unprenable. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccx^v The Castell..which for the situation was vnprennable. 1565 R. Shacklock tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. f. 19^v Confidence of vnprenable strengthe to be founde in them only, which consyder that they haue God on theyr syde. β. 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Inexpugnabilis, le, vnpreignable.1572 T. Twyne tr. Dionysius Periegetes Surueye World sig. E iv^v Semiramis..enuironed it w^t an vnpregnable wal.1670 J. Bryan Dwelling with God i. 19 Men that dwell in an unpregnable Fort: with Victuals to hold out a Siege.1710 J. Kininton Substance of Serm. 6 'Tis Grace only under the Command of our Lord Christ, which is a sure Defence, and an unpregnable Bulwark.1855 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 22 Sept. 5/2 Our allies..carried the apparently unpregnable defences of the Malakhoff with that impetuous valour which characterizes the French attack.1894 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 11 Nov. 4/2 We..are prepared to present an unpregnable case in the Fifty-fourth congress.1993 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Apr. Geelong weathered the storm and eventually had opened the lead to an unpregnable 46 point break at the last change. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1387
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