
好词典

源自中古英语,由前缀 'un-'(表示否定)和 'marked'(标记的)组成,字面意思为'未标记的'。
❶ 指物品或表面没有被做记号、标签或任何可见的标识,保持原始或未被改变的状态。
“The police car was unmarked, so no one noticed it.”
(那辆警车没有标识,所以没人注意到它。)
“She handed me an unmarked envelope containing the documents.”
(她递给我一个没有标记的信封,里面装着文件。)
❶ 指语言中某些词或形式没有明显的语法标记,如名词的单复数或动词的时态变化。
“In English, the word 'sheep' is unmarked for plural.”
(在英语中,'sheep'这个词的复数形式没有标记。)
“The unmarked form of the verb is usually the present tense.”
(动词的无标记形式通常是现在时。)
unmarked police car — 指没有警车标识的车辆,通常用于便衣警察执行秘密任务。
“The suspect was followed by an unmarked police car.”
(嫌疑人被一辆无标识的警车跟踪。)
unmarked grave — 指没有墓碑或任何标识的坟墓,通常用于无名或身份不明的死者。
“The victims were buried in unmarked graves during the war.”
(战争期间,受害者被埋葬在无标记的坟墓中。)