Word · Frequency #18836
uninhabited
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətɪd/
adjective
无人居住的；杳无人迹的
having no inhabitants; not lived in
- 1.
Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.
无人居住的；没有居民的。
- 2.
not having inhabitants; not lived in
无居民的；无人居住的
- 3.
Not having a term.
没有项的。
无人居住的；没有居民的。；无居民的；无人居住的；没有项的。；无人居住的；杳无人迹的
In use
The old house has been uninhabited for twenty years.
They discovered an uninhabited island and decided to explore it.
The explorers found the valley uninhabited, so they decided to camp there.
an uninhabited island
gaping doors of uninhabited houses
uninhabited + noun
uninhabited 常用来修饰地点名词，如 island、area、house 等。
They sailed to an uninhabited island.
他们航行到一个无人居住的岛屿。
remain uninhabited
remain uninhabited 表示持续处于无人居住的状态。
The house has remained uninhabited for years.
Connections
Collocations
- uninhabited island
- 无人岛
- They spent a week on an uninhabited island.他们在一个无人岛上待了一周。
- uninhabited area
- 无人居住的地区
- The expedition crossed an uninhabited area of the desert.探险队穿过了一片无人居住的沙漠地区。
- uninhabited house
- 无人居住的房子
- The old uninhabited house at the end of the street is for sale.街尾那栋无人居住的老房子在出售。
- uninhabited region
- 杳无人迹的地区
- Satellite images show large uninhabited regions in the north.卫星图像显示北方有大片杳无人迹的地区。
- uninhabited land
- 无人居住的土地
- Most of the country is uninhabited land covered by forest.这个国家大部分地区是森林覆盖的无人居住土地。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ inhabited（有人居住的）→ 无人居住的；想象一座荒岛，杳无人迹。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理描述、旅行指南、新闻报道 该词多用于书面语或正式描述，语气中性，常出现在地理、旅行或新闻语境中，表示某地无人居住或杳无人迹。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 inhabited /ɪnˈhæbətɪd/ 与 uninhabited 押韵（重读元音及之后的音相同）。inhibited、exhibited、unlimited 虽都以 -ited 结尾，但重读元音不同，是形近而音异的词。
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