undelivered
undelivered — adjective
- undeliveredpositive
- more undeliveredcomparative
- most undeliveredsuperlative
1. used to describe a letter, package, or other item that has not arrived at the ad
used to describe a letter, package, or other item that has not arrived at the address it was sent to, or that cannot be handed over to the right person.
The undelivered parcel sat in the post office for three weeks before anyone claimed it.
attributive: undelivered + noun (parcel/letter/mail)
Felipe found a pile of undelivered letters behind the broken mailbox.
Because the address was wrong, the birthday card stayed undelivered for months.
The courier returned three undelivered boxes to the warehouse at the end of the day.
Amira complained that her online order remained undelivered two weeks after she paid.
- unreceived
stresses the recipient's side — the item never reached them
- delivered
successfully reached the recipient
文法句型
undelivered + noun (mail/parcel/letter)
remain/stay undelivered
用法筆記
Almost always used of physical mail or goods (letters, parcels, packages); the subject is the item itself, not the person sending or carrying it. Common in postal, shipping, and online-shopping contexts.
常見錯誤
2. used to describe a promise, plan, or result that someone said would happen but t
used to describe a promise, plan, or result that someone said would happen but that never actually took place.
The mayor's promise of a new library remained undelivered after four years in office.
predicative: promise/plan remained undelivered
Voters were angry that so many campaign pledges were left undelivered.
passive: be left undelivered
Caleb was upset that the builder's promise of a new kitchen stayed undelivered.
Élise reminded the board that their plan to cut waiting times was still undelivered.
After the long meeting, the company's growth targets stayed completely undelivered.
- unfulfilled
common for promises and hopes; slightly more formal
- broken
of promises specifically; stresses that someone failed to keep their word
文法句型
undelivered + noun (promise/plan/target)
remain/stay/be left undelivered
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract commitment — a promise, pledge, plan, or target — rather than a physical object. Distinguish from sense 1, which is only about items that fail to arrive.