unadmitted
unadmitted — 形容詞
- unadmittedpositive
- more unadmittedcomparative
- most unadmittedsuperlative
1. kept secret and never said out loud, even though it is true.
未承認的
心裡真有、卻從不說出口的
kept secret and never said out loud, even though it is true.
Behind her polite smile lay an unadmitted fear of meeting her old teacher.
在她禮貌的微笑背後，藏著一份對見到舊老師時未承認的恐懼。
describes a private feeling never spoken aloud
The manager's unadmitted mistake slowly cost the small bakery several loyal customers.
那位經理未承認的錯誤，慢慢讓這家小麵包店流失了好幾位老顧客。
modifies a fault the person refuses to own
For years an unadmitted jealousy had shaped how Soraya treated her younger sister.
多年來，一股未承認的嫉妒一直影響著 Soraya 對待妹妹的方式。
There was an unadmitted reason why Diego kept avoiding the family dinners.
Diego 一直避開家庭聚餐，背後有一個他從未說出口的理由。
The committee's unadmitted goal was simply to delay the noisy new project.
委員會未說出口的目的，其實只是想拖延那個吵鬧的新計畫。
- unacknowledged
very close; stresses refusing to recognise something rather than hiding it
- secret
plainer and more general; not limited to feelings or faults
- hidden
broader; can describe physical things, not only private truths
- acknowledged
openly recognised as true
- confessed
specifically of a fault or wrongdoing said aloud
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun, not after 'be'. Subjects are usually inner states or motives the person hides — fear, guilt, jealousy, a reason, a goal.
常見錯誤
2. not allowed to come into a place or to become part of a group.
未獲准進入的
不被允許進入或加入的
not allowed to come into a place or to become part of a group.
The unadmitted students waited outside the hall while the exam started without them.
那些未獲准進入的學生在大廳外等候，考試卻已在沒有他們的情況下開始。
describes people refused entry to a place
Patients still unadmitted by midnight slept on chairs in the crowded waiting room.
到了午夜仍未獲收治的病人，只能在擁擠的候診室裡睡在椅子上。
passive sense: not taken in by [institution]
The two unadmitted nations kept asking to join the trade group each spring.
那兩個未獲准加入的國家，每年春天都不斷請求加入這個貿易組織。
Reporters left unadmitted to the meeting gathered near the gate for hours.
被擋在門外、未獲准進入會議的記者，在大門附近聚集了好幾個小時。
Hopeful members remained unadmitted until the club finished reviewing every form.
在俱樂部審完每一份表格之前，這些滿懷期待的成員始終未獲准加入。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject is a person or group physically or formally kept out of a place, club, school, or hospital — not an inner truth being hidden.