unretreatingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtriːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈtridɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retreating adj.

That does not withdraw or move back; not retreating (retreating adj. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining as opposed to going

lentc1400

undeparting1581

unretreating1791

staying1852

stay-put1962

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. v. 590 The powers of Troy..the Grecians dense Expected, unretreating, void of fear.

1858 J. Robertson Poems 78 As light is mixed in the unretreating air.

1946 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 31 Oct. 2/1 Douglass, matching his patience against an unretreating union stand, said he still had hopes of bringing the belligerents together.

2000 J. Updike Licks of Love 123 She pressed her physical claims as if upon an invalid, with the soft yet unretreating voice of a hospital visitor.

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

单词	unretreating
释义	unretreatingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtriːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtridɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retreating adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retreating adj. That does not withdraw or move back; not retreating (retreating adj. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > remaining as opposed to going lentc1400 undeparting1581 unretreating1791 staying1852 stay-put1962 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. v. 590 The powers of Troy..the Grecians dense Expected, unretreating, void of fear. 1858 J. Robertson Poems 78 As light is mixed in the unretreating air. 1946 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 31 Oct. 2/1 Douglass, matching his patience against an unretreating union stand, said he still had hopes of bringing the belligerents together. 2000 J. Updike Licks of Love 123 She pressed her physical claims as if upon an invalid, with the soft yet unretreating voice of a hospital visitor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1791
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