unknown 英 [ˌʌnˈnəʊn]   美 [ˌʌnˈnoʊn]

unknown

unknown  英 [ˌʌnˈnəʊn] 美 [ˌʌnˈnoʊn]

adj. 未知的;陌生的,默默无闻的  n. 未知数;未知的事物,默默无闻的人 

名词复数:unknowns 

a species of insect previously unknown to science 科学上以前尚未了解的一种昆虫
The man's identity remains unknown. 这名男子的身分还是个谜。

  • If something is unknown, it's not familiar understood, like the unknown path through the woods you've never explored or your brother's unknown reasons for staying late after school.
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  • adj. 未知的;陌生的,默默无闻的
  • n. 未知数;未知的事物,默默无闻的人
  • 1. a species of insect previously unknown to science

    科学上以前尚未了解的一种昆虫

  • 2. The man's identity remains unknown.

    这名男子的身分还是个谜。

  • 3. an unknown actor

    没有名气的演员

  • 4. The author is virtually unknown outside Poland.

    在波兰以外,这位作者实际上鲜为人知。

  • 5. The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there).

    这种疾病至今尚未在欧洲出现过。

  • 6. a journey into the unknown

    探险之旅

  • 7. a fear of the unknown

    对未知事物的恐惧

  • 8. A young unknown played the leading role.

    演主角的是一个名不见经传的年轻人。

  • 9. There are so many unknowns in the proposal.

    这项提案中的未知数太多了。

  • unknown (adj.) c. 1300, "strange, unfamiliar" (of persons, places), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of know (v.). Compare Old English ungecnawen. In reference to facts, "not discovered or found out," it attested from early 14c. The noun meaning "unknown person" is recorded from 1590s; the unknown "that which is unknown" is from 1650s.
un·known / ˌʌnˈnəʊn ; NAmE ˌʌnˈnoʊn / adjective , noun unknown unknowns adjective 1 unknown(to sb) not known or identified 未知的;不详的;未被确认的 a species of insect previously unknown to science 科学上以前尚未了解的一种昆虫 He was trying, for some unknown reason,to count the stars. 不知何故,他试图数星星。 The man's identity remains unknown. 这名男子的身分还是个谜。 2 (of people ) not famous or well known 不出名的;无名的 an unknown actor 没有名气的演员 The author is virtually unknown outside Poland. 在波兰以外,这位作者实际上鲜为人知。 3 never happening or existing 从未发生的;从不存在的 The disease is as yet unknown in Europe (= there have been no cases there). 这种疾病至今尚未在欧洲出现过。 It was not unknown forpeople to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). 人们得等几个小时的事时有发生。 IDIOMS an ˌunknown ˈquantity a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known 未知数(指尚不清楚,有待证实的人或事物) unknown to sb without the person mentioned being aware of it …尚不知道;把…蒙在鼓里 Unknown to me, he had already signed the agreement. 他背着我已签了协议。 noun 1 the unknown [singular ] places or things that are not known about 未知的地方(或事物) a journey into the unknown 探险之旅 a fear of the unknown 对未知事物的恐惧 2 [countable ] a person who is not well known 无名者;不出名的人 A young unknown played the leading role. 演主角的是一个名不见经传的年轻人。 3 [countable ] a fact or an influence that is not known 不明的情况;未知的因素 There are so many unknowns in the proposal. 这项提案中的未知数太多了。 4 [countable ] ( mathematics ) a quantity that does not have a known value 未知数;未知量 X and Y in the equation are both unknowns. 等式中的 X 和 Y 都是未知数。 un·known / ˌʌnˈnəʊn ; NAmE ˌʌnˈnoʊn /
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