unclaimed

IPA/ˌʌnˈkleɪmd/
KK[ənklˈemd]IPA/ˌʌnˈkleɪmd/

unclaimed — 形容詞

  • unclaimedpositive
  • more unclaimedcomparative
  • most unclaimedsuperlative

1. describing something — such as money, luggage, a prize, or an inheritance — that

1.形容詞B1
釋義

無人領取

無人認領或要求歸還

describing something — such as money, luggage, a prize, or an inheritance — that nobody has asked for or collected even though they have a legal or practical right to do so

例句

The post office returned Eri's parcel because it remained unclaimed after thirty days.

郵局退回了 Eri 的包裹，因為三十天後仍無人領取。

unclaimed + time period (after thirty days)

Hundreds of unclaimed lottery tickets worth thousands sat forgotten in a locked drawer.

超過一百張價值數千美元的無人領取彩券，被遺忘在上鎖的抽屜裡。

unclaimed + noun describing valuable items

常見搭配
  • unclaimed luggage
  • unclaimed money
  • unclaimed inheritance
  • remain unclaimed
  • lie unclaimed
  • go unclaimed
  • left unclaimed
同義詞
  • uncollected

    Focuses on the physical act of pick-up rather than the legal or formal act of claiming

  • abandoned

    Stronger connotation — suggests the owner intentionally left the item

  • unwanted

    Describes desirability rather than ownership status

反義詞
  • claimed

    Direct opposite — the owner has formally asked for it

  • collected

    The item has been physically picked up

文法句型

unclaimed + noun

remain/lie/go unclaimed

用法筆記

Commonly used in official or administrative contexts such as lost property, inheritance, lottery winnings, and bank accounts. Can appear both before a noun (attributive) and after verbs such as 'remain', 'lie', or 'go' (predicative).

常見錯誤

The unclaimed child was found playing near the fountain.
The lost child was found playing near the fountain.
'unclaimed' usually refers to objects whose owner has not come forward, not to people who cannot be found.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • unclaimed property
  • unclaimed luggage
  • unclaimed money
  • unclaimed prizes
  • unclaimed benefits
  • unclaimed inheritance

副詞搭配

  • remain unclaimed
  • lie unclaimed
  • go unclaimed

常用片語

  • unclaimed for + time period
  • left unclaimed