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unaccounted

UK //ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd//US //ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd//

词源

源自 account(记录、解释)的前缀 un-(表否定) + 过去分词形式,字面意为未被记录的。

adjective

❶ 未被计算或记录的,指人或事物未被纳入统计、报告或考虑范围内的情况。

“Three passengers are still unaccounted for after the plane crash.”

(飞机失事后仍有三名乘客下落不明。)

“A large sum of money remains unaccounted in the company's financial report.”

(公司财务报表中仍有一大笔资金去向不明。)

同义词:missing, unrecorded, untraced

常见短语

unaccounted for — 用于描述人或物下落不明、未被找到或解释的状态,常见于事故或灾难报道中。

“After the earthquake, dozens of people were reported unaccounted for.”

(地震发生后,据报道有数十人下落不明。)