undelivered
undelivered — 形容詞
- undeliveredpositive
- more undeliveredcomparative
- most undeliveredsuperlative
1. used to describe a letter, package, or other item that has not arrived at the ad
未送達
信件或包裹尚未送到收件人手中
used to describe a letter, package, or other item that has not arrived at the address it was sent to, or that cannot be handed over to the right person.
The undelivered parcel sat in the post office for three weeks before anyone claimed it.
那件未送達的包裹在郵局放了三個星期，才終於有人來認領。
attributive: undelivered + noun (parcel/letter/mail)
Felipe found a pile of undelivered letters behind the broken mailbox.
Felipe 在壞掉的信箱後面發現一疊未送達的信件。
Because the address was wrong, the birthday card stayed undelivered for months.
因為地址寫錯了，那張生日卡好幾個月都沒能送達。
The courier returned three undelivered boxes to the warehouse at the end of the day.
快遞員在下班前把三個未送達的箱子退回了倉庫。
Amira complained that her online order remained undelivered two weeks after she paid.
Amira 抱怨她的網購訂單付款兩週後仍未送達。
- unreceived
stresses the recipient's side — the item never reached them
- delivered
successfully reached the recipient
文法句型
undelivered + noun (mail/parcel/letter)
remain/stay undelivered
用法筆記
Almost always used of physical mail or goods (letters, parcels, packages); the subject is the item itself, not the person sending or carrying it. Common in postal, shipping, and online-shopping contexts.
常見錯誤
2. used to describe a promise, plan, or result that someone said would happen but t
未兌現
承諾或計畫沒有被實現或完成
used to describe a promise, plan, or result that someone said would happen but that never actually took place.
The mayor's promise of a new library remained undelivered after four years in office.
市長蓋一座新圖書館的承諾，在四年任期內始終未兌現。
predicative: promise/plan remained undelivered
Voters were angry that so many campaign pledges were left undelivered.
選民很生氣，因為這麼多競選承諾都沒有兌現。
passive: be left undelivered
Caleb was upset that the builder's promise of a new kitchen stayed undelivered.
Caleb 很不滿，因為建商蓋新廚房的承諾一直沒有實現。
Élise reminded the board that their plan to cut waiting times was still undelivered.
Élise 提醒董事會，他們縮短等候時間的計畫仍未實現。
After the long meeting, the company's growth targets stayed completely undelivered.
開了長長的會議之後，公司的成長目標還是完全沒有達成。
- unfulfilled
common for promises and hopes; slightly more formal
- broken
of promises specifically; stresses that someone failed to keep their word
文法句型
undelivered + noun (promise/plan/target)
remain/stay/be left undelivered
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract commitment — a promise, pledge, plan, or target — rather than a physical object. Distinguish from sense 1, which is only about items that fail to arrive.