untrodden

/ˌən-ˈträ-dᵊn/ (ame, mw)

untrodden — adjective

  • untroddenpositive
  • more untroddencomparative
  • most untroddensuperlative

1. Untrodden ground, snow, or other natural surface shows no marks or paths left by

1.形容詞C2
釋義

Untrodden ground, snow, or other natural surface shows no marks or paths left by people walking across it.

例句

Sari stepped carefully across the untrodden snow, leaving the first footprints of the morning.

untrodden + snow / surface noun

The path ended at a fence; beyond it lay an untrodden field of tall grass.

同義詞
  • untrod

    shorter variant with the same meaning; even more literary and less common

  • pathless

    emphasises that no paths exist, rather than that no one has walked there

  • virgin

    used for snow, forest, or land that has never been used or touched by people; broader in scope

  • pristine

    focuses on being clean and in perfect original condition, not specifically on being unwalked

反義詞
  • well-trodden

    walked on so often that a clear path has formed

  • beaten

    worn down by repeated footsteps, as in 'beaten path'

文法句型

untrodden + noun

be + untrodden

remain + untrodden

lie + untrodden

用法筆記

Almost always used for natural surfaces such as snow, sand, grass, or forest floor. The word carries a slightly literary or poetic tone and appears more often in descriptive writing than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The kitchen floor was untrodden after I mopped it.
✅After the heavy snowfall, the garden lay under a blanket of untrodden white.
💡Untrodden describes natural ground that has genuinely never been walked on, not a floor that has simply been cleaned.