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undefended (adj.)
[undefended 词源字典]
1560s, "not defended, unprotected," from
un-
(1) "not" + past participle of
defend
(v.). Attested earlier in a now-obsolete sense of "unforbidden" (late 14c.).
[undefended etymology, undefended origin, 英语词源]
[undefended 词源字典]