unassigned
/ˌʌnəˈsaɪnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnəˈsaɪnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ə-ˈsīnd/ (ame, mw)
unassigned — 形容詞
- unassignedpositive
- more unassignedcomparative
- most unassignedsuperlative
1. Something described as unassigned has no specific person, group, or planned use
未分配的
尚未分配給特定人或用途的
Something described as unassigned has no specific person, group, or planned use attached to it yet.
The airline told passengers that the last three seats on the plane were still unassigned.
航空公司告知乘客,飛機上最後三個座位仍是未分配的。
predicative: be + unassigned
Niran looked at the list of unassigned tasks and chose the easiest one first.
Niran 看著未分配的任務清單,先挑了最簡單的一項。
attributive: unassigned + noun — tasks
During the training session, the instructor kept two hospital beds unassigned for emergency patients.
訓練期間,講師保留了兩張未分配的病床以備緊急患者使用。
Ravindra noticed an unassigned parking spot near the entrance and pulled in quickly.
Ravindra 注意到入口附近有個未分配的停車位,便迅速停了進去。
The students sat at any unassigned desk since the seating chart had changed.
學生隨便找了個未分配的座位坐下,因為座位表已經改了。
- unallocated
More formal; typically used for budgets, funds, or resources rather than physical spaces
- vacant
Focuses on emptiness (a vacant room has no one in it), whereas unassigned means not yet given to anyone
- available
Broader meaning — something available is ready to be used, not necessarily waiting for a specific assignment
文法句型
unassigned + noun
be + unassigned
keep + noun + unassigned
用法筆記
Common in workplace (unassigned tasks), travel (unassigned seats), and service-industry contexts (unassigned rooms or beds). Can appear both before a noun and after a linking verb.