unsteelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

unsteel (三人称単数 現在形 unsteels, 現在分詞 unsteeling, 過去形および過去分詞形 unsteeled)

1. (transitive) To disarm; to soften.
   • 1696, Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, A New Version of the Psalms of David, London: The Company of Stationers, Psalm 89, Part 2, v. 43, p. 185,^[1]

     Thou hast his conqu’ring Sword unsteel’d,

     His Valour turn’d to shameful Flight.

   • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume V, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], OCLC 13631815, page 215:

     Why then should this enervating pity unsteel my foolish heart?