unwilling
adjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- //ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ//
Not willing; reluctant
adjectif
- 1
Not willing; reluctant
an unwilling servant
We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.
There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
Étymologie
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 willing English unwilling From un- + willing.
Formes
- comparatif
- more unwilling
- superlatif
- most unwilling