单词 | unknown |
释义 | unknown —unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ aep /-ˈnoʊn/ adjective ► B1 not known or familiar: » The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.» As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in Britain.» Unknown to me, she'd organized a party for my birthday.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliarWord Builder:–Nouns: knowledge–Adjectives: knowing, knowledgeable, known, unknown–Verbs: know–Adverbs: knowingly, unknowingly, knowledgeably• • • Extra Examples:» An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.» A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown.» The article is of unknown authorship .» The director took a calculated risk in giving the film's main role to an unknown actor.» The very concept of free speech is unknown to them.noun C1 [S] what is not familiar or known: » Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliarF0 [C] a person, especially a performer or sports player, who is not famous: » For her latest film she deliberately chose a cast of unknowns.Thesaurus+: ↑People of little importanceF0 [C] MAINLY US something that cannot be guessed at or calculated because so little is known about it: » It's the big unknowns that make insurance companies uneasy.Thesaurus+: ↑Unknown and unfamiliar |
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