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unsung + noun
unsung 常放在名词前作定语，多与 hero、heroine、contribution、achievement 等词搭配，表示“未获认可的”。
She was one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
她是民权运动中默默无闻的英雄之一。
未被赞颂的；默默无闻的
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未被赞颂的；默默无闻的
unsung
She was one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
她是民权运动中默默无闻的英雄之一。
未被赞颂或赏识的。
Which has not been lauded or appreciated.
未被歌唱的；未唱出的。
Not sung.
She was the unsung hero of the whole project.
她是整个项目里默默无闻的英雄。
Many unsung scientists made important discoveries that changed our lives.
许多默默无闻的科学家做出了改变我们生活的重大发现。
Despite years of hard work, he remained an unsung figure in the music industry.
尽管多年辛勤工作，他在音乐界仍然是一位未受赞颂的人物。
unsung 常放在名词前作定语，多与 hero、heroine、contribution、achievement 等词搭配，表示“未获认可的”。
She was one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
她是民权运动中默默无闻的英雄之一。
remain 是系动词，接形容词 unsung，表示持续处于未被赞颂的状态。
Many talented artists remain unsung until long after their death.
许多有才华的艺术家在去世很久之后仍未获赞颂。
go 在此为系动词，go unsung 是常见表达，常与否定式 not go unsung 连用，表示“不会不被承认”。
The volunteers' hard work should not go unsung.
志愿者的辛劳不应不为人知。
Not this
He unsung the national anthem.
Use this
He did not sing the national anthem.
unsung 是形容词，不是动词；不要把它当作 sing 的否定形式。表达“没有唱”需要用助动词 did not 加动词原形 sing。
Not this
She was an unsung in the company.
Use this
She was an unsung hero in the company.
unsung 是形容词，不能单独作名词；它需修饰 hero 等名词，构成“默默无闻的英雄”。错误句中 an 后面缺少名词，造成语法不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
无名英雄
She was one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
她是民权运动中默默无闻的英雄之一。
未被赞扬的成就
The team's unsung achievements rarely made the news.
该团队未被赞扬的成就很少上新闻。
未被称颂的美德
Patience is one of the unsung virtues of good teaching.
耐心是优秀教学未被称颂的美德之一。
默默无闻的工作
Volunteers do unsung work that keeps the community running.
志愿者做着维持社区运转的默默无闻的工作。
不为人知的努力
The cleanup crew's unsung efforts made the event possible.
清洁队不为人知的努力使活动得以成功举办。
无名英雄
She was the unsung hero of the project, quietly solving every problem.
她是这个项目的无名英雄，默默解决了所有问题。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
un-表示“不”，sung是sing的过去分词；没人歌唱赞美，就是未被赞颂的、默默无闻的。
语域：formal 常见场景：人物评价或新闻报道中、书面语、纪念性文字中 该词多用于书面或正式语境，常与 hero、achievement 等搭配，表示未被赞扬或默默无闻；日常口语中较少见。
All six words rhyme with unsung: their stressed syllable contains /ʌŋ/. Note the spelling varies: -ung (sung, hung, lung), -oung (young), -ongue (tongue), -ong (among). Be careful not to confuse unsung with unstrung /ʌnˈstrʌŋ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.