unidentified
/ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnaɪˈdentɪfaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfīd -ə-ˈden-/ (ame, mw)
unidentified — adjective
- unidentifiedpositive
- more unidentifiedcomparative
- most unidentifiedsuperlative
1. refers to a person or thing whose name has not been discovered or has been delib
refers to a person or thing whose name has not been discovered or has been deliberately hidden from others. For example, a caller who does not give their name, a body that has not been named, or a buyer who chooses to stay out of the public record.
Police found an unidentified body in the river yesterday morning.
attributive: unidentified + body
Tamar received a gift from an unidentified admirer on her birthday.
attributive: unidentified + admirer
The painting was sold to an unidentified buyer for over two million dollars.
Several unidentified vehicles were parked outside the warehouse after midnight.
Rania noticed an unidentified package on her desk when she arrived at work.
- unknown
broader term; does not imply someone else is hiding the identity, only that it is not known (e.g. an unknown caller vs. an unidentified caller who may be deliberately concealing their name)
- unnamed
often used when a name is simply left out of a report rather than actively hidden; softer than 'unidentified'
- anonymous
typically used for people who choose to remain nameless (anonymous donor) rather than people whose identity nobody has discovered
- nameless
more literary or dramatic; suggests a lack of identity rather than a hidden one
- identified
having a known name or identity
- known
general opposite; implies the name is established
文法句型
unidentified + noun
be + unidentified