unfound

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To disestablish; to undo the founding of. rare
    — The Etruscans and Romans practiced destructive rituals to deconsecrate temples and “unfound” cities. Such practices were necessary to remove an old god from his or her temple when rededicating a site to a new deity.
  2. To dismiss a criminal charge as unfounded.
    — Manitoba had the second-lowest provincial rate, and Winnipeg police unfounded only 2 per cent of allegations. (Police and other experts who deal with the issue routinely use “unfound” as a verb.)
形容词 adj.
  1. Not found. not-comparable

词形变化

unfounds present,singular,third-person unfounding participle,present unfounded participle,past unfounded past unfounds present,singular,third-person unfounding participle,present unfounded participle,past unfounded past

词源

词源 1
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 found
English unfound
From un- + found (“discovered”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.
Proto-Germanic *anda-
Proto-West Germanic *anda-
Old English and-
Old English on-
Middle English on-
English un-
English found
English unfound
From un- + found (“establish”).
词源 3
Back-formation from unfounded.
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