unknown
adjective
uk/ʌnˈnəʊn/us/ʌnˈnoʊn/B1
notknownorfamiliar:
未知的;不知名的;不了解的;不熟悉的Theexactnumberofpeoplecarryingthevirusis unknown.病毒携带者的准确数目还不清楚。
Asrecentlyas sixmonthsago hernamewasalmostunknown in thiscountry.就在6个月前,她的名字在这个国家还几乎无人知晓。
Unknowntome, she'dorganizedapartyfor mybirthday.她为我组织了生日派对,我却还蒙在鼓里。
- An unknownterroristgrouphasclaimedresponsibilityfor this morning'sbombattack.
- Agenerationago,homecomputerswerevirtuallyunknown.
- Thearticleis of unknownauthorship.
- Thedirectortook acalculatedriskin giving the film'smainroleto an unknownactor.
- The veryconceptoffreespeechis unknown to them.
Unknown and unfamiliar
- alien
- alienly
- alienness
- anti-foreign
- anti-foreigner
- moody
- murky/uncharted watersidiom
- not be insomeone'svocabularyidiom
- obscure
- obscurely
- obscurity
- shadowy
- strangeness
- TBD
- terra incognita
- uncharted
- uncommon
- unsung
- untried
- unused
unknown
noun
uk/ʌnˈnəʊn/us/ʌnˈnoʊn/C1[S]
what is notfamiliarorknown:
陌生事物;未知事物Racism is in somewaysjust afearoftheunknown.在某些意义上,种族主义只是一种对未知事物的恐惧罢了。
[C]
aperson,especiallyaperformerorsportsplayer, who is notfamous:
无名小卒,无名之辈(尤指不知名的演员或运动员)For herlatestfilmshedeliberatelychoseacastof unknowns.在新拍影片中,她特意挑了一批不知名的演员。
[C]mainlyUS
something that cannot beguessedat orcalculatedbecause so little isknownabout it:
不明情况;未知因素It's thebigunknowns that makeinsurancecompaniesuneasy.令保险公司担心的是无法预测的重大事件。
Unknown and unfamiliar
- alien
- alienly
- alienness
- anti-foreign
- anti-foreigner
- moody
- murky/uncharted watersidiom
- not be insomeone'svocabularyidiom
- obscure
- obscurely
- obscurity
- shadowy
- strangeness
- TBD
- terra incognita
- uncharted
- uncommon
- unsung
- untried
- unused
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