unannotated

IPA/ˌʌnˈæn.ə.teɪ.tɪd/
IPA/ˌʌnˈæn.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/

unannotated — adjective

  • unannotatedpositive
  • more unannotatedcomparative
  • most unannotatedsuperlative

1. (of a written work, document, or edition) published or presented without any add

1.形容詞C1
釋義

(of a written work, document, or edition) published or presented without any added explanations, footnotes, or critical comments that help the reader understand the content.

例句

Wei preferred the unannotated edition so he could judge the characters himself.

collocation: unannotated edition of [noun]

The professor handed out an unannotated medieval poem and asked the class to find the metaphors themselves.

noun-order: unannotated version

同義詞
  • unmarked

    broader term; can mean any kind of marking (not just explanatory notes), e.g. 'unmarked grave'.

  • unedited

    focuses on lack of corrections or revisions rather than lack of explanatory notes.

  • plain

    less formal; suggests a text with no special features or additions at all.

反義詞
  • annotated

    direct opposite: having explanatory notes or comments added.

  • footnoted

    narrower: having footnotes specifically, rather than any type of commentary.

文法句型

unannotated + noun (text, edition, manuscript, script, data)

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic and publishing contexts to contrast a bare text with an "annotated" version. The noun it modifies is most often a type of written work (edition, text, manuscript, screenplay, document).

常見錯誤

❌The meeting minutes were unannotated with no date.
✅The meeting minutes were unannotated, so nobody knew when they were written.
💡'unannotated' refers to absence of notes or explanations, not absence of basic metadata.
❌He gave an unannotated speech.
✅He gave a speech with no written notes.
💡'unannotated' applies to texts/documents, not to spoken performances without preparation notes.