unbosom

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ʌnˈbʊz.əm/|/ˌʌnˈbʊz.əm/    美 /ʌnˈbʊz.əm/|/ˌʌnˈbʊz.əm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief. ambitransitive,archaic
    — Their several counsels they unbosom shall To loves mistook, and so be mock'd withal Upon the next occasion that we meet, With visages displayed, to talk and greet.
  2. To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them. archaic,reflexive
    — Sometimes there is a breach-of-promise case by and by; and when he sees his letter in print it makes him cruelly uncomfortable and he perceives that he never would have unbosomed himself to that large and honest degree if he had known that he was writing for the public.
  3. To confess a misdeed. archaic

词形变化

unbosoms present,singular,third-person unbosoming participle,present unbosomed participle,past unbosomed past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English bosom
English unbosom
From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”).
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