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源自 un- (否定前缀) + prepared (准备),14世纪后期进入英语。
❶ 指没有事先做好准备或计划的,通常用来形容人或事物因缺乏准备而处于不利状态。
“She was completely unprepared for the sudden test.”
(她对突如其来的考试完全没有准备。)
“The team was unprepared for the opponent's new strategy.”
(队伍对对手的新策略毫无准备。)
caught unprepared — 表示突然遭遇某事而完全没有准备的状态,强调措手不及的被动感。
“The power outage caught the hospital unprepared.”
(停电让医院措手不及。)