undifferentiated

UK //ˌʌn.dɪf.əˈren.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd//US //ˌʌn.dɪf.əˈren.ʃi.eɪ.t̬ɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'differentia'（差异）加否定前缀 'un-'，字面意为'未区分的'。17世纪进入英语。

❶ 指事物或群体没有明显区别或特征，无法被分类或区分。常用于描述未分化细胞、同质化产品或无明显差异的人群。

“The tumor consists of undifferentiated cells that are hard to classify.”

（这个肿瘤由难以分类的未分化细胞组成。）

“The market is flooded with undifferentiated products that lack unique features.”

（市场上充斥着缺乏独特功能的同质化产品。）

同义词:uniform, homogeneous, indistinct

undifferentiated mass — 指缺乏内部结构或差异的群体，常用于描述难以区分的物体或人群集合。

“The protesters were seen by authorities as an undifferentiated mass.”

（当局将抗议者视为无差别的群体。）