unencrypted

IPA/ˌʌnɪnˈkrɪptɪd/
IPA/ˌʌnɪnˈkrɪptɪd/

unencrypted — 形容詞

  • unencryptedpositive
  • more unencryptedcomparative
  • most unencryptedsuperlative

1. An unencrypted electronic file, message, or connection has not been converted in

1.形容詞B2
釋義

未加密

未經編碼保護的電子資料

An unencrypted electronic file, message, or connection has not been converted into a secret code, so anyone who obtains access to it can read everything it contains.

例句

Emre discovered that the hospital system was storing patient records in unencrypted files.

Emre 發現那家醫院的系統將病患記錄存放在未加密的檔案中。

unencrypted files — noun pattern for stored records

The IT team warned everyone not to send passwords by unencrypted email after the security breach.

IT 團隊在資安漏洞發生後警告所有人，不要透過未加密的電子郵件傳送密碼。

by unencrypted email — prepositional modifier for transmission method

同義詞
  • plaintext

    Technical term used in cryptography; describes data in its raw, unencrypted form before or after decoding

  • uncoded

    Less common in computing; more general and slightly old-fashioned

  • clear

    Used informally in 'clear text' but ambiguous because it also means transparent or easy to understand

反義詞
  • encrypted

    The direct opposite; data that has been turned into a secret code

  • coded

    General term for data converted into a non-readable form

  • scrambled

    Informal; describes data that has been deliberately made unreadable

文法句型

unencrypted + noun (data, connection, file, email, network)

用法筆記

Common in computing and security contexts. Frequently modifies nouns such as 'data', 'connection', 'file', 'email', 'network', 'backup', and 'transmission'. The opposite is 'encrypted'.

常見錯誤

❌Please make sure the connection is unencrypted before sending your credit card number.
✅Please make sure the connection is encrypted before sending your credit card number.
💡For safety you want encryption, not the absence of it.