| 释义 |
unˈenterprising, ppl. a.
(un-1 10.)
Also unenterprisingly adv. (Webster, 1847).
1777Robertson Hist. Amer. ii. ⁋11 A maxim under which the ignorant and unenterprising shelter themselves in every age. 1791Burke Th. French Aff. Wks. VII. 29 Under a lazy and unenterprising prince. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xviii. IV. 235 He would not again be told that he was a timid and unenterprising commander. |
