unregistered

IPA/ˌʌnˈredʒɪstəd/
KK[ənrˈɛdʒɪstɚd]IPA/ˌʌnˈredʒɪstərd/

unregistered — adjective

  • unregisteredpositive
  • more unregisteredcomparative
  • most unregisteredsuperlative

1. without a name, number, or details written down by an authority in the proper of

1.形容詞B2
釋義

without a name, number, or details written down by an authority in the proper official record, so it has no legal standing there.

例句

Police stopped Tuan for driving an unregistered car with no number plates.

unregistered + vehicle noun

Thousands of unregistered voters were turned away at the polling station on Sunday.

unregistered voters context

同義詞
  • unrecorded

    broader; any event or fact not written down, not only official lists

  • unlicensed

    lacks official permission to operate, a step beyond simply not being listed

  • unlisted

    often about phone numbers or stock shares left off a public directory

反義詞
  • registered

    entered on the official record

  • licensed

    given official permission, not just listed

文法句型

unregistered + noun

用法筆記

Almost always sits directly before a noun (an unregistered gun) or after 'be' (the charity is unregistered). Pairs with things an authority keeps lists of: vehicles, voters, businesses, weapons, animals.

常見錯誤

He is an unregister driver.
He is an unregistered driver.
💡keep the '-ed' ending; 'unregister' alone is not an adjective.
The car is unregistered to drive.
The car is not registered, so it is illegal to drive.
💡'unregistered' describes the record status, not permission to do something.