unclassified
/ʌnˈklæsɪfaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈklæsɪfaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd/ (ame, mw)
unclassified — adjective
- unclassifiedpositive
- more unclassifiedcomparative
- most unclassifiedsuperlative
1. describing official documents or information that the government or an organisat
describing official documents or information that the government or an organisation has decided do not need to be kept secret from the public.
The government released an unclassified version of the intelligence report for the press conference.
unclassified version of [document] — contrast with classified
Femi downloaded the unclassified documents from the public archive to prepare his research paper.
unclassified documents in the public archive
The committee shared all unclassified data with the media but kept financial details classified.
According to the Freedom of Information Act, citizens may request access to unclassified government files.
The agency declassified the Cold War records, making them unclassified and open to researchers.
- non-secret
less formal than unclassified; used in everyday contexts
- public
broader meaning; not limited to government information
- open
focuses on accessibility rather than classification status
- classified
the direct opposite; information that must be kept secret
- confidential
a specific level of secrecy, stronger than unclassified but weaker than top-secret
- secret
information that is deliberately hidden from the public
文法句型
unclassified + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in government and military contexts. The opposite of classified, not declassified — declassified describes the process of removing secrecy, while unclassified describes the resulting state.
常見錯誤
2. not yet placed into any specific category or group within a system of classifica
not yet placed into any specific category or group within a system of classification, such as a collection of items, data, or living things.
The biologist found several unclassified species of fungi growing on the forest floor.
unclassified species — not yet categorised in biology
Tuan labelled the box 'unclassified samples' until the lab tests were finished.
The library kept a shelf of unclassified books that nobody had sorted by subject yet.
Meera reviewed the unclassified customer records and assigned each one to the correct department.
The museum has a storeroom full of unclassified artefacts waiting to be identified.
- uncategorised
nearly identical; interchangeable in most contexts
- ungrouped
focuses on items not placed into a set, rather than not assigned a type
- unassigned
broader; can refer to people, tasks, or items not allocated
- classified
in this sense, meaning grouped into categories, not secrecy
- categorised
the direct opposite; already placed in a category
- sorted
informal equivalent of categorised
文法句型
unclassified + noun
用法筆記
Common in scientific, library, and database contexts where items or data have not yet been sorted. Unlike sense 1, this sense has no connection to government secrecy.
3. used especially for describing a minor road that is too small or unimportant to
used especially for describing a minor road that is too small or unimportant to be given an official route number in a country's road system.
The cottage lies on an unclassified road that most maps do not show.
unclassified road — not shown on most maps
Kenji turned onto an unclassified lane and drove slowly past the old stone farmhouses.
The county council lists all unclassified streets that serve fewer than ten properties.
Sivan followed the unclassified track through the forest until it reached the river.
These unclassified pathways connect small villages but carry very little traffic throughout the year.
- classified
in the British system, a road that has an official A or B route number
- major
a road of high importance that carries heavy traffic
- numbered
a road that has an official route number
文法句型
unclassified + noun (road, lane, street, track)
用法筆記
Most commonly used in the British road system, where roads are classified as A-roads, B-roads, and unclassified. In other countries the term 'local road' or 'unnamed road' is more common.