2021-02-18 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด U – Unaware & unawares
2021-02-18
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด U – Unaware & unawares
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Unaware – adj. =’uhn-uh-WAIR’
ออกเสียง unawares – adv. = ‘uhn-uh-WAIRZ’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Unawares = unexpectedly,
= without forethought, by surprise:
Her anger caught him unawares.
Not to be confused with:
unaware= not aware or cognizant:
He was unaware of the danger lurking.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Usage Notes
Don't Get Caught by 'Unawares'
Getting caught unawares is a mistake. 'Unawares' is not.
The adjective unaware is defined
rather straightforwardly in the dictionary:
"not aware" or "ignorant."
This word is often followed by of:
"The hotel manager was unaware ofthe problem with the elevators."
The common adverbial form of the adjective'unaware' is 'unawares'.
It's not a mistake—it's a holdover from Middle English.
The common adverbial form of the word is unawares.
It is frequently used in conjunctionwith a verb
such as catch or take:
What's the deal with that strange –s ending?
The practice is a holdover from Middle English,
a case known as the adverbial genitive.
Think of the way we add the letter to a time-related noun
when talking about a repeated action or state:
"works from home Tuesdays";
"mornings she gets a coffee at the market."
The adverbial genitive is a relic of Middle English that,
in addition to these examples, still turns up in such words
as always and afterwards.
The adverbial genitive ending is also responsible
for giving us such words as amongst from among
and besides from beside.
Unawares is the accepted form that follows the pattern
of the adverbial genitive, but the flat adverbial form
unaware still turns up enough in its own right:
Caught unaware is common enough that we
include the adverb unaware in our dictionary
as a synonym of unawares.
Both spellings are completely standard.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Unaware & unawares
Unaware is an adjective meaning
“not aware of,”
“unconscious of”:
“He was unaware of the danger that lay ahead.”
“Unaware as I was, I made a serious mistake.”
Unawares is an adverb meaning
“unexpectedly,”
“by surprise”:
“They came upon the scene of the accident unawares.”
“A sudden heavy snowstorm caught the campers unawares.”
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