an unanswered + noun
常见的搭配名词有 question、letter 和 call 等。
The report left many unanswered questions.
这份报告留下了许多未解答的问题。
未答复的;未回应的;无反应的
未被回答或处理的。
not answered or not responded to; not returned in kind
未被回答或处理的。
That has not been answered or addressed.
After the meeting, his question about the budget went unanswered.
会议结束后,他关于预算的问题没有得到回答。
用法提示:unanswered 作主语补足语,与 went 连用表示“未获回答”。
I sent a letter to the company, but it remained unanswered for a month.
我给那家公司寄了一封信,但一个月都没有回音。
用法提示:unanswered 作表语,说明信件“未被回复”的状态。
I saw an unanswered call from my mother on my phone.
我在手机上看到妈妈打来的一个未接来电。
用法提示:unanswered 作定语修饰 call,表示“未被接听的”。
常见的搭配名词有 question、letter 和 call 等。
The report left many unanswered questions.
这份报告留下了许多未解答的问题。
leave 后接宾语再接形容词补语,表示让某事保持未处理的状态。
She left his message unanswered.
她没有回复他的留言。
go unanswered 表示(问题、消息等)一直未得到回应。
My email went unanswered for weeks.
我的电子邮件几周都没有收到回复。
与 unanswered 最直接对应,正式;可用于感情、帮助等,强调对方没有作出相应的回应。
多用于爱情、感情等,通常只形容 unrequited love;不能用于普通问题、信件或一般举动。
可表示感情或善意未得到回报,但也可指物品“未归还”,使用时注意语境以免歧义。
grammar · medium
易错句子He unanswered my question.
正确表达He did not answer my question.
unanswered 是形容词,不能充当谓语动词。表示‘没有回答’应使用动词 answer 的否定形式 did not answer。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was unanswered to my email.
正确表达She did not answer my email.
unanswered 修饰的是事物(如问题、邮件、电话),不能修饰人。表达某人没有回应时,主语应为人并使用 did not answer/respond,而不是用 be unanswered to。
针对“未答复的”一义,用于问题、信件等能被直接回答的事物;不用于“感情未获回应”的场合。
针对“无反应的/未回应”一义,用于感情、善意等“未得到回报”的场合;不能与 answered 随意互换。
unanswered 指问题、电话、信件等没有得到答复;unresolved 指问题、争议、疑问等尚未解决,强调没有结论、悬而未决。
unanswered 指信件或问题未获回应;unrequited 专指感情、爱慕没有得到回报,如单恋。
未解答的问题;悬而未决的问题
Unanswered questions remain about what happened that night.
关于那天晚上发生的事情,仍有许多未解答的问题。
未回复的信件
The unanswered letter sat on his desk for a week.
那封未回复的信在他桌上放了一个星期。
未接来电;无人接听的电话
I noticed three unanswered calls on my phone this morning.
我今天早上注意到手机上有三个未接来电。
得不到答复;无人回应
My complaint went unanswered for several days.
我的投诉好几天都没有得到答复。
未蒙应允的祈祷
She found peace despite her unanswered prayers.
尽管祈祷未蒙应允,她仍找到了内心的平静。
常与 unanswered 搭配,指没有得到回答的问题。
指未收到回信的信件。
指未接听或未回应的电话。
指被认为未获回应的祈祷。
指未得到回应的正式请求或呼吁。
悬而未决的问题
The audit raised several unanswered questions about the company's finances.
审计提出了几个关于公司财务状况的悬而未决的问题。
得不到回应;无人答复
My request for help went unanswered for days.
我请求帮助的信息好几天都无人答复。
未获回应的祈祷(有时指看似落空实则有益的愿望)
Sometimes unanswered prayers are the kindest response.
有时,祈祷未获回应反而是一种最仁慈的答复。
有时我感谢上帝,因为有些祈祷没有回应。
This line is from Garth Brooks's 1990 country song 'Unanswered Prayers', in which the singer reflects on meeting an old flame and realizes that getting what he once wanted would have been a mistake.
这句歌词出自加斯·布鲁克斯1990年的乡村歌曲《未获回应的祈祷》,歌曲中歌手偶遇旧情人,意识到自己当年想要的如果得到了,反而会是错误。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.