unnamed

/ˌʌnˈneɪmd/ (bre, ipa) · [ənnˈemd] /ˌʌnˈneɪmd/ (ame, ipa) · [ənnˈemd] /ˌən-ˈnāmd How to pronounce unnamed (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unnamed — 形容詞

  • unnamedpositive
  • more unnamedcomparative
  • most unnamedsuperlative

1. describing a person or thing that is mentioned without saying what it is called,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

未具名

已提到但未說出名稱

describing a person or thing that is mentioned without saying what it is called, or whose name has not been released.

例句

Police interviewed an unnamed witness who saw the van leave early.

警方詢問了一名看到那輛廂型車提早離開的未具名目擊者。

unnamed + official role

The baby in the court file remained unnamed until both parents arrived.

法院檔案中的那名嬰兒直到雙親都到場前都仍未具名。

remain unnamed

同義詞
  • anonymous

    often implies a deliberate choice to hide the person's identity

  • unidentified

    used when officials have not yet established exactly who someone is

  • nameless

    more literary and emotional, often stressing obscurity rather than simple omission

反義詞
  • named

    states the actual name or shows that the name is given

  • identified

    shows that the person or thing has been recognized and specified

文法句型

unnamed + noun

remain unnamed

stay unnamed

用法筆記

Most common in news reports, legal documents, and official statements. Before a noun it labels a person, place, or organization whose identity is being withheld or has not yet been made public, and after verbs like 'remain' it emphasizes that the name is still unreleased.

常見錯誤

❌The report quoted an unknown witness.
✅The report quoted an unnamed witness.
💡'unnamed' is used when the person is mentioned but the report does not give the name; 'unknown' more often means people do not know who the person is.