Word · Frequency #20263
unloved
没人爱的；不被爱的
not loved
- 1.
Not loved.
不被爱的
不被爱的；不为人所爱的
In use
The old garden felt unloved after years of neglect.
She adopted the unloved puppy from the shelter.
He grew up feeling unloved by his busy parents.
feel unloved
feel 后接形容词表示主观感受，unloved 在此为表语形容词。
She felt unloved and isolated in her new school.
她在新学校感到不被爱、很孤立。
be unloved
be unloved 是“不被爱”的最直接表达，常用于描述状态。
The stray cat was unloved and hungry.
那只流浪猫没人爱，还饿着肚子。
unloved by sb
by 引出施动者，相当于“不被……爱”，多用于书面语。
He was unloved by his stepmother.
他不被继母所爱。
an unloved [noun]
unloved 作前置定语修饰名词，与 loved one 相对。
He grew up as an unloved child.
他从小是个没人爱的孩子。
Common mistakes
He felt unloved from his parents.He felt unloved by his parents.
unloved 是形容词，表示“不被爱的”，说明不被谁爱时，施动者要用 by 引出（类似被动语态），不能用 from；中文里的“从……那里”不能直译成 from。改为 by his parents 才符合英语搭配。
She married an unloved man who never showed affection.She married an unloving man who never showed affection.
unloved 表示“不被别人爱的”，描述的是被动的感受；unloving 才表示“不付出爱的、无爱意的”，描述主动的性格。句中说这个男人从不表达感情，是缺少爱的能力，因此要用 unloving，而不是 unloved。
Connections
Collocations
- feel unloved
- 感到没人爱；感到不被爱
- After the breakup, he felt unloved and alone.分手后，他感到没人爱，很孤单。
- an unloved child
- 没人疼爱的孩子；不被爱的孩子
- The story follows an unloved child who finds comfort in books.故事讲述了一个没人疼爱的孩子，在书中找到了安慰。
- unloved and neglected
- 不被爱也不受关注；遭冷落
- The park, unloved and neglected, fell into decay.那座公园没人打理、遭冷落，逐渐破败了。
- unwanted and unloved
- 没人要也没人爱
- The puppy was unwanted and unloved until Anna adopted it.那只小狗没人要也没人爱，直到安娜收养了它。
- an unloved wife
- 不受丈夫爱的妻子
- She plays an unloved wife in the new drama.她在这部新剧里扮演一个不受丈夫爱的妻子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
unloved = un（不）+ loved（被爱的），合起来就是“不被爱的”。联想：没人爱的人，像被遗忘在角落的玩具。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学描写、情感交流 该词意为“不被爱的”，多用于书面或情感表达，语气中性偏正式；口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unloved 押韵的词有 loved /lʌvd/、gloved /ɡlʌvd/、shoved /ʃʌvd/，它们重读元音和尾音相同。注意拼写类似但读音不同的 -oved 词：moved /muːvd/、proved /pruːvd/、approved /əˈpruːvd/，这些读 /uːvd/，不要和 unloved 混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.