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uninhabited

UK //ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd//US //ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'inhabitare'(居住),加上否定前缀 'un-',意为 '未被居住的'。

adjective

❶ 形容某个地方没有人居住或长期无人居住的状态,通常指岛屿、房屋或偏远地区等。

“The island is completely uninhabited, with no signs of human life.”

(这座岛屿完全无人居住,没有任何人类生活的迹象。)

“They found an uninhabited house deep in the forest.”

(他们在森林深处发现了一栋无人居住的房子。)

同义词:deserted, unoccupied, abandoned

常见短语

uninhabited island — 指没有人居住的岛屿,通常用于描述荒岛或偏远的小岛。

“They were stranded on an uninhabited island for weeks.”

(他们在一个无人居住的岛上被困了数周。)