uncrewed

/ˌən-ˈkrüd/ (ame, mw)

uncrewed — adjective

  • uncrewedpositive
  • more uncrewedcomparative
  • most uncrewedsuperlative

1. describes an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle that runs without a human crew abo

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle that runs without a human crew aboard, guided by remote control or onboard computers

例句

The US Navy tested an uncrewed boat that patrolled the coast for twelve hours.

collocation: uncrewed + boat

Adina watched an uncrewed drone fly over the rice fields in Nara prefecture.

collocation: uncrewed + drone

同義詞
  • unmanned

    older term with same meaning; increasingly avoided in official use due to gender associations

  • autonomous

    broader term implying the vehicle makes its own decisions, not just the absence of crew

  • crewless

    rare synonym, used mostly in technical reports

  • robotic

    emphasises machine-like operation rather than the absence of people

反義詞
  • crewed

    direct opposite: carrying a human crew

  • manned

    same meaning as crewed; being phased out in professional writing

文法句型

uncrewed + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used attributively before nouns for vehicles or vessels. In professional and government contexts, 'uncrewed' has largely replaced 'unmanned' as a gender-neutral alternative.

常見錯誤

❌The delivery robot on campus is uncrewed.
✅The delivery robot on campus is autonomous.
💡'uncrewed' is for vehicles large enough to carry people; small robots that never carried people are 'autonomous' or 'robotic'.
❌The airline uses an uncrewed plane for passenger flights.
✅The airline uses an uncrewed plane for cargo-only flights.
💡passengers are people on board, so a passenger flight cannot be uncrewed.