unsolved

/ˌʌnˈsɒlvd/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsˈɑlvd] /ˌʌnˈsɑːlvd/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsˈɑlvd] /ˌən-ˈsälvd How to pronounce unsolved (audio) -ˈsȯlvd/ (ame, mw)

unsolved — adjective

  • unsolvedpositive
  • more unsolvedcomparative
  • most unsolvedsuperlative

1. If a problem, crime, or question is unsolved, people still do not know the answe

1.形容詞B1
釋義

If a problem, crime, or question is unsolved, people still do not know the answer or have not found a successful way to deal with it.

例句

Detectives reopened the unsolved case after a neighbour found new photographs.

unsolved case

For months, Sofia kept an unsolved maths problem pinned above her desk.

unsolved + noun

同義詞
  • unresolved

    more common for issues, disputes, or questions that still need a decision

  • unexplained

    used when the cause or reason is still unknown

  • open

    chiefly used for police cases that are still active

  • pending

    formal; suggests the matter is waiting for action rather than remaining mysterious

反義詞
  • solved

    the direct opposite; the answer or explanation has been found

  • resolved

    used especially for issues or disputes that have been settled

  • explained

    used when the cause or reason is now understood

文法句型

unsolved + noun

remain + unsolved

leave + noun + unsolved

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as case, mystery, problem, or murder. After linking verbs like remain or stay, it emphasizes that people have tried to find an answer but still have not reached one.

常見錯誤

❌The riddle is unsolved because nobody can solve it.
✅The riddle is unsolved because nobody has solved it yet.' / 'The riddle seems unsolvable.
💡Unsolved means no answer has been found so far; unsolvable means an answer may be impossible.