incompletion
/¦in+/ (ame, mw)
incompletion — 名詞
1. the condition of being not finished, or of missing parts that are needed for som
未完成
未完成或缺少必要部分的狀態
the condition of being not finished, or of missing parts that are needed for something to be whole
The incompletion of the new bridge left residents without a direct route to the city.
新橋樑的未完成狀態讓居民缺少直達市區的路線。
incompletion of [project/noun] — typical pattern
Wei stared at the blank page, troubled by the incompletion of his first novel.
Wei 盯著空白頁面，為自己第一部小說的未完成而感到困擾。
Because of its incompletion, the old building could not pass the safety inspection.
由於尚未完工，那棟老舊建築無法通過安全檢查。
Emeka noted several areas of incompletion in the report, including missing financial data.
Emeka 指出報告中有幾處不完整的地方，包括遺漏的財務數據。
A sense of incompletion stayed with Chitra long after the project deadline had passed.
即使專案的截止日期已過，Chitra 心中仍揮之不去那份未完成的感受。
- incompleteness
focuses more on the quality of being partial than on the state of being unfinished
- unfinishedness
less formal but much rarer; mostly in casual or literary contexts
- deficiency
suggests something is missing that should be present, rather than just unfinished
- completion
the direct opposite; the state of being finished or whole
- perfection
implies no flaws or missing parts at all, a stronger opposite
文法句型
incompletion of [noun phrase]
sense/feeling of incompletion
用法筆記
Frequently found in formal or academic writing, this sense is uncommon in everyday conversation. Unlike 'incompleteness,' which focuses on the quality of being partial, 'incompletion' emphasizes the state of not having reached an end.
常見錯誤
2. in American football, a forward pass that falls to the ground without being caug
未完成傳球
美式足球中未被接住的向前傳球
in American football, a forward pass that falls to the ground without being caught by any player, and therefore does not count as a completed play
The quarterback threw three incompletions in the final two minutes of the game.
那名四分衛在比賽最後兩分鐘內傳出了三次未完成的傳球。
throw + incompletion — standard sports collocation
With the incompletion on fourth down, the Tigers lost possession of the ball.
由於在第四檔進攻中傳球未完成，Tigers 隊失去了球權。
Rosa's stats showed only two incompletions from twenty-five pass attempts that season.
Rosa 的數據顯示，該賽季她在二十五次傳球中只有兩次未完成。
The referee signaled an incompletion, and the disappointed crowd fell silent.
裁判比出傳球未完成的手勢，失望的觀眾頓時安靜了下來。
Hassan watched the ball hit the ground for yet another incompletion that ended the drive.
Hassan 看著球落地——又一次未完成的傳球終結了這次攻勢。
- incomplete pass
the fuller, more formal term; 'incompletion' is a shorter equivalent used in commentary and stats
- completion
a forward pass that is successfully caught by a player on the same team
文法句型
throw [number] incompletions
incompletion on [down]
用法筆記
Confined to American football terminology; 'incompletion' is not used for soccer passes even though soccer is called 'football' in most other countries. In American football, a pass is ruled complete only if a player catches it before it touches the ground.