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单词 unsettled
释义 un·settled
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: partly from un- (I) + settled; partly from past participle of unsettle
: not settled: as
 a.
  (1) : not calm or tranquil : disturbed, unquiet
   < an unsettled air — an echo of turbulence and war — now hangs over every campus — F.E.Robin >
   < this utterly unsettled and uncertain condition — C.S.Peirce >
  (2) : inconstant, variable
   < homebound … meeting unsettled weather all the way, rain, snow, hail, and sunshine — Crowsnest >
  (3) : remaining in a state of motion or change : not settled down
   < clouds of unsettled dust >
   < the murky unsettled water >
 b.
  (1) : not decided or determined : doubtful
   < in an unsettled state of mind >
  (2) : not resolved or worked out : undecided
   < unsettled constitutional questions … came up for solution — H.W.H.Knott >
   < specifications were still unsettledFortune >
 c.
  (1) : not firm or steadfast in disposition or outlook : erratic, unstable
   < unsettled young people without any roots in the past >
  (2) : characterized by uncertainty, irregularity, or instability
   < living an unsettled life after leaving his family >
   < the old tribal customs now unsettled by modern civilization >
 d.
  (1) : not living or staying in one place
   < the unsettled nomads of the desert >
  (2) : not inhabited or populated
   < land within the territory … that was then unsettled or uncultivated has been peopled or reclaimed — B.N.Cardozo >
 e. : mentally unbalanced
  < minds unsettled by excessive ascetic observances — W.G.Sumner >
  < at one time he was insane or at least unsettled — A.B.Guthrie >
 f.
  (1) : not disposed of according to law
   < the estate remains unsettled >
  (2) : not paid or discharged
   < borrowing money to pay off all unsettled debts >
un·settledness \“+\ noun
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