unarmed

/ˌʌnˈɑːmd/ (bre, ipa) · [ənˈɑrmd] /ˌʌnˈɑːrmd/ (ame, ipa) · [ənˈɑrmd] /ˌən-ˈärmd How to pronounce unarmed (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unarmed — 形容詞

  • unarmedpositive
  • more unarmedcomparative
  • most unarmedsuperlative

1. having no guns, knives, or other weapons available, or happening without anyone

1.形容詞B2
釋義

未武裝

身上或裝備上沒有武器的

having no guns, knives, or other weapons available, or happening without anyone using such weapons.

例句

Police confirmed that the man was unarmed when officers stopped him.

警方確認，那名男子在警員攔下他時是未武裝的。

common news pattern: suspect was unarmed

Aylin felt safer after learning the guard at the museum was unarmed.

Aylin 得知博物館的警衛未武裝後，反而覺得比較安心。

同義詞
  • weaponless

    very close in meaning, but less common and slightly more formal or literary

  • defenseless

    stronger; suggests being unable to protect yourself, not just lacking weapons

  • disarmed

    suggests weapons were taken away, rather than simply not being carried

反義詞
  • armed

    having weapons ready to use

用法筆記

Often used in news or official reports about suspects, civilians, guards, patrols, or vehicles. The key point is the absence of weapons, not whether the person or group is calm, harmless, or unable to resist in other ways.

2. (of a plant or animal) having no thorns, stings, spines, or similar sharp parts

2.形容詞C2
釋義

無刺的

沒有刺或棘可防身的

(of a plant or animal) having no thorns, stings, spines, or similar sharp parts for protection.

例句

This unarmed rose variety is safer for children to pick.

這種無刺的玫瑰品種，讓孩子採花時比較安全。

garden use: unarmed rose variety

Farmers prefer unarmed cactus plants when they train them along fences.

農夫沿著籬笆培養仙人掌時，比較偏好無刺的植株。

同義詞
  • thornless

    used specifically for plants with no thorns

  • spineless

    works for things with no spines, but also has a common figurative sense about weak character

  • stingless

    used when the missing defense is a sting rather than a thorn or spine

反義詞
  • spiny

    covered with spines or sharp points

  • thorny

    covered with thorns; used mainly of plants

用法筆記

This sense appears mainly in botanical or zoological description. In everyday English, speakers usually choose more specific words such as 'thornless', 'spineless', or 'stingless', depending on the kind of structure that is missing.

常見錯誤

❌The rabbit is unarmed, so it will not bite.
✅The rabbit is harmless, so it will not bite.
💡in ordinary speech, 'unarmed' does not mean 'safe'; this technical sense only says the animal lacks sharp natural defenses.