missing
/ˈmɪsɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmi-siŋ/ (ame, mw)
missing — 形容詞
- missingpositive
- more missingcomparative
- most missingsuperlative
1. Of a person whom nobody can locate, often causing worry for family or authoritie
失蹤的
人下落不明，無法找到
Of a person whom nobody can locate, often causing worry for family or authorities who are searching.
Adina's little brother has been missing since yesterday afternoon.
Adina 的弟弟從昨天下午就失蹤了。
collocation: go missing / been missing
A missing child was found safe by a rescue team near the river.
一名失蹤兒童被搜救隊在河邊安全找到。
passive: was found safe
There are still hundreds of missing people from the earthquake in Nepal.
尼泊爾地震後仍有數百人失蹤。
The family put up posters around the town asking for help finding their missing grandmother.
這家人在城裡張貼海報，請求幫助尋找他們失蹤的祖母。
The police asked the public to report anything that might help find the missing teenager.
警方呼籲民眾通報任何可能有助於找到這名失蹤少年的線索。
- disappeared
more neutral, can be voluntary or accidental
- lost
implies the person cannot find their way back, not necessarily that others are searching
- gone
informal; simply means no longer present
用法筆記
Often used in news reports and police statements. The fixed phrase 'missing person' is common in official contexts.
常見錯誤
2. Not in the place one expects to find it; absent from its usual spot, or not part
遺失；缺少
不在應在位置或應有而無
Not in the place one expects to find it; absent from its usual spot, or not part of something that ought to contain it.
A book from the shelf was missing, and Shirin could not find it.
書架上少了一本書，Shirin 到處都找不到。
collocation: missing from [location]
The front door key was missing from its usual hook by the entrance.
大門鑰匙不在門口掛鉤上原來的位置。
Daichi noticed a missing button on his coat after the long train ride.
Daichi 發現他的外套在長途火車旅程後少了一顆釦子。
The last page of the report was missing, so we could not read the conclusion.
報告的最後一頁不見了，所以我們看不到結論。
A few puzzle pieces were missing when Niran opened the box.
Niran 打開盒子時，發現少了好幾片拼圖。
常見錯誤
3. Of a soldier or military vehicle, not having returned from combat and not confir
作戰失蹤的
作戰後未歸，生死不明
Of a soldier or military vehicle, not having returned from combat and not confirmed dead or captured.
Three soldiers were reported missing after their patrol did not return to base.
三名士兵在巡邏未返回基地後被通報失蹤。
passive: were reported missing
The army is still searching for missing crew members from the damaged helicopter.
軍方仍在搜尋受損直升機上失蹤的機組人員。
Tendai's uncle was declared missing in action during the border conflict.
Tendai 的叔叔在邊境衝突中被宣告作戰失蹤。
Families of missing troops waited for news at the military base.
失蹤官兵的家屬在軍事基地等候消息。
The government confirmed twelve soldiers missing after yesterday's attack near the coast.
政府證實昨日海岸附近遭遇攻擊後有十二名士兵失蹤。
- MIA
standard military abbreviation; more specific than 'missing'
- unaccounted for
formal military language; neutral about cause
- returned
opposite state after combat
- accounted for
confirmed present or dead
用法筆記
Often abbreviated as MIA (Missing In Action) in military reports and news. This sense implies uncertainty about the person's fate.