unwittinglyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwɪdɪŋli/

Etymology: < unwitting adj. + -ly suffix², or un- prefix¹ 5.

Not wittingly, knowingly, or intentionally; unconsciously, inadvertently; ignorantly. In very frequent use c1380–1630, and from c1815. For the break in the history, cf. unwitting adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adverb] > in ignorance, unknowingly

unknowingly1340

unknowinga1382

unwarec1386

unwittinglya1425

unbewares1483

unknownly1495

unawares1535

unaware1593

at unawares1596

unsuspectingly1798

unsuspectedly1826

uncognizantly1843

a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29392 Of him þat dose a light trispase To prest or clerk vnwitandly.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Josh. xx. 3 Whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 211/1 The prynce that bete y^e..did it unwittyngly.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvi. 248 The gude king said..It wes in his awn foly, For he raid sa vnvittandly [1489 Adv. wnwittely], So fer befor.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIIiiii^v If a person..omytte..agaynst their wyl vnwittyngly, any worde or wordes of their duety.

1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner H 4 b Yet was it done of ignoraunce, and vnwittingly.

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 239 This acknowledgement was first made (though unwittingly) by the multitude.

1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. ii. 27 Who..if he hold any errours unwittingly and unwillingly, doth implicitely [etc.].

1794 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 112 I unwittingly (for I did not know it at the time) borrowed a thought from you.1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xviii. 269 Unwittingly, King James had given, As guard.., The man most dreaded under Heaven By these defenceless maids.1833 H. Martineau Tale of Tyne ii. 24 He unwittingly spoiled their little arrangements.1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Trachiniae in Sophocles Transl. into Eng. Verse 286 When men have stumbled all unwittingly, Anger has pity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unwittingly
释义	unwittinglyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɪdɪŋli/ Etymology: < unwitting adj. + -ly suffix², or un- prefix¹ 5. Not wittingly, knowingly, or intentionally; unconsciously, inadvertently; ignorantly. In very frequent use c1380–1630, and from c1815. For the break in the history, cf. unwitting adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adverb] > in ignorance, unknowingly unknowingly1340 unknowinga1382 unwarec1386 unwittinglya1425 unbewares1483 unknownly1495 unawares1535 unaware1593 at unawares1596 unsuspectingly1798 unsuspectedly1826 uncognizantly1843 a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29392 Of him þat dose a light trispase To prest or clerk vnwitandly. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Josh. xx. 3 Whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 211/1 The prynce that bete y^e..did it unwittyngly. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvi. 248 The gude king said..It wes in his awn foly, For he raid sa vnvittandly [1489 Adv. wnwittely], So fer befor. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIIiiii^v If a person..omytte..agaynst their wyl vnwittyngly, any worde or wordes of their duety. 1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner H 4 b Yet was it done of ignoraunce, and vnwittingly. 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 239 This acknowledgement was first made (though unwittingly) by the multitude. 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. ii. 27 Who..if he hold any errours unwittingly and unwillingly, doth implicitely [etc.]. 1794 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 112 I unwittingly (for I did not know it at the time) borrowed a thought from you.1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xviii. 269 Unwittingly, King James had given, As guard.., The man most dreaded under Heaven By these defenceless maids.1833 H. Martineau Tale of Tyne ii. 24 He unwittingly spoiled their little arrangements.1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Trachiniae in Sophocles Transl. into Eng. Verse 286 When men have stumbled all unwittingly, Anger has pity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1425
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