unremitting

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词源[编辑]

1728年,un- +‎ remitting,源自remit[1],源自拉丁語 remittō,借其词义“减弱,减轻”,现已罕用。并非源自*unremit,该词不存在。

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unremitting (比較級 more unremitting, 最高級 most unremitting)

  1. 坚持不懈的;持续不断
    • 1818, Mary Shelley, 章號 4, 出自 Frankenstein[1]:
      These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour.
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    • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
      We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.
    • 2004, George Carlin, “IN THE FUTURE”, 出自 When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[2], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL頁號 93:
      The human life span will be extended to 200 years, but the last 150 will be spent in unremitting pain and sadness.
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    • 2011, Patrick Spedding, James Lambert, “Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny, and the Myth of Metonymy”, 出自 Studies in Philology, 卷 108, 期 1,頁號 114:
      In fact, eighteenth-century British erotica has been the subject of unremitting attention for the last two decades.
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    • 2021 7月 14, Stefanie Foster, “Network News: Porterbrook takes over Long Marston rail site”, 出自 RAIL, 期 935,頁號 28:
      "To meet the ambitions set-out by the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, we need to have an unremitting focus upon sustainable delivery, innovation and collaboration. [...]."
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参考资料[编辑]

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “unremitting”, 在线词源词典》(Online Etymology Dictionary