英和和英

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ʌnəˈveɪlɪŋli/

副詞

unavailingly (comparative more unavailingly, superlative most unavailingly)

1. In an unavailing manner; without successful results; to no avail.
   • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 104:

     The Shepperton guns spoke this time unavailingly.

   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, Sally Krimmer; Alan Lawson, editors, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 281:

     With her own dried tongue, she bent to moisten into relaxation its indrawn blue lips, and breathing on the clenched, congested hands, tried as unavailingly to lessen their terrible tension.

   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 208:

     diplomatic efforts to secure his release continued through the good offices of the Turks and others, albeit unavailingly.

反意語

• availingly

関連する語

• avail