Word · Frequency #24226
unread
读书不多的；无学问的
not well-read; uneducated
- 1.
Not having been read.
未被读过的；未读的。
- 2.
Not having read; uneducated.
未读过书的；未受教育的。
未被读过的；未读的。；未读过书的；未受教育的。；没有人读过的；读书不多的；无学问的
In use
He was clever but unread, so he often missed cultural references.
She felt unread at her book club because she had not heard of any of the authors.
Having spent years playing sports, he was unread in the classics.
unread + noun
unread 放在名词前修饰具体事物时，意为‘未读的’。
The unread letters sat in a pile on the desk.
那些没有读过的信堆在桌上。
be unread
unread 修饰人时，表示读书不多、学识浅薄。
He is unread but very curious about the world.
他读书不多，但对世界很好奇。
leave + object + unread
这个结构表示使某物一直处于未被阅读的状态。
She left the message unread for two days.
她把那条消息留了两天没有读。
Common mistakes
The book still unread on my shelf.The book is still unread on my shelf.
英语中形容词作表语时必须与 be 动词连用；中文可以说“书还没读”，但英文不能省略 is。
His handwriting is unread.His handwriting is unreadable.
unread 表示“未被读过的”或“读书不多的”，unreadable 才表示“无法辨认/难以阅读的”；handwriting 应搭配 unreadable。
Connections
Collocations
- unread messages
- 未读消息
- She opened the app and saw several unread messages.她打开应用，看到几条未读消息。
- unread books
- 没读过的书
- There are still many unread books on my shelf.我的书架上还有很多没读过的书。
- go unread
- 无人阅读；不被阅读
- His messages often go unread for days.他的消息常常好几天都没人看。
- leave unread
- 留着不读；一直没读
- I left the long article unread until the weekend.那篇长文章我一直没读，留到了周末。
- unread count
- 未读计数
- The mail app shows an unread count on its icon.邮件应用会在图标上显示未读计数。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ read（读）：书没人读是“未读的”；人没读书是“无学问的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：人物评价、文学评论、正式书面语 表示“读书不多的、无学问的”时，unread 通常用于正式或文学性描述，多出现在人物评价或书面评论里；日常口语中较少这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的元音都是 /e/，与 unread 的 -read 押韵。注意拼写中的 'read' 并不总读 /riːd/：如 read 的原形读 /riːd/，而 unread 的 -read 读 /red/，同 red（红色）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.