英语词汇unsteady的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	unsteady
词源	unsteady adj. 1590s, "not firm or secure in position," from un- (1) "not" + steady (adj.). Similar formation in Old Frisian unstadich, German unstätig, Middle Dutch onstadich. Meaning "marked by irregularity" is from 1680s. Related: Unsteadily (1550s). unsteady v. "make unsteady," 1530s, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + steady (v.). Related: Unsteadied; unsteadying. Entries linking to unsteady un- 2 prefix of reversal, deprivation, or removal (as in unhand, undo, unbutton), Old English on-, un-, from Proto-Germanic andi- (source also of Old Saxon ant-, Old Norse and-, Dutch ont-, Old High German ant-, German ent-, Gothic and- "against"), from PIE anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before, against" (from PIE root *ant- "front, forehead," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before"). More or less confused with un- (1) through similarity in the notions of "negation" and "reversal;" an adjective such as unlocked might represent "not locked" (un- (1)) or the past tense of unlock (un- (2)). steady v. 1520s, transitive and intransitive, from steady (adj.). Related: Steadied; steadying. un- (2)steady (v.)un- (1)steady (adj.) updated on October 14, 2021
随便看	spooky spool spoon spoonbill spoon-bread spoonerism spoon-feed spoonful spoony spoor sporadic sporangium spore spork sporo- sporophyte sporran sport sporting sportive sports sportscast sportsman sportsmanlike sportsmanship

英语词源词典收录了45867条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。

unsteady adj.