undocumented
undocumented — 形容詞
- undocumentedpositive
- more undocumentedcomparative
- most undocumentedsuperlative
1. without the official papers that let you live or work in a country you were not
無合法證件
缺乏在他國合法居留或工作證件的
without the official papers that let you live or work in a country you were not born in.
Lan crossed the border at night and lived for years as an undocumented worker.
Lan 連夜越過邊界，多年來一直是無合法證件的勞工。
undocumented + worker; describes a person lacking legal papers
The factory secretly hired undocumented migrants and paid them far below the legal wage.
那間工廠偷偷雇用無合法證件的移民，薪資遠低於法定標準。
undocumented + migrants (plural noun)
Many undocumented families avoid hospitals because they fear being reported to the police.
許多沒有合法證件的家庭不敢去醫院，因為怕被通報給警察。
Sade arrived on a tourist visa, then stayed on and became undocumented.
Sade 持觀光簽證入境，之後就留下來，變成沒有合法證件的人。
Christopher spent his savings on a lawyer who helps undocumented residents apply to stay.
Christopher 花光積蓄請了一位專門協助無合法證件居民申請居留的律師。
- legal
having official permission to live or work in the country
文法句型
undocumented + noun (worker, migrant, resident)
用法筆記
Object noun is usually a person or group living or working abroad — worker, migrant, immigrant, resident, family. Often replaces the harsher word 'illegal' in careful or sympathetic writing.
常見錯誤
2. not backed up by written records, so there is no firm proof that it is true or t
無書面佐證
沒有文字記錄可證明為真的
not backed up by written records, so there is no firm proof that it is true or that it happened.
The reporter dismissed the rumour as an undocumented claim with no sources behind it.
那名記者把這個傳言當成毫無來源、無書面佐證的說法而不理。
undocumented + claim; means lacking written proof
Ezra warned the committee that undocumented spending could trigger a serious audit.
Ezra 提醒委員會，無書面佐證的支出可能引發嚴重的查核。
attributive: undocumented + spending
Two side effects of the new sleeping pill stayed undocumented until nurses started reporting them.
這款新安眠藥的兩項副作用一直無書面紀錄，直到護理師開始通報才被發現。
Researchers found a box of undocumented payments hidden in the old company's basement.
研究人員在那家老公司的地下室發現一箱毫無書面紀錄的款項。
Élise refused to publish the figure because it was completely undocumented.
Élise 拒絕公佈那個數字，因為它完全無書面佐證。
- unverified
stresses that nobody has checked or confirmed it yet
- unrecorded
focuses on the absence of any written note, not on proof
- documented
supported by written records or clear evidence
文法句型
undocumented + noun (claim, case, side effect)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the missing papers are records or evidence, not immigration permits. Subject is usually a claim, cost, event, or effect rather than a person.