unorganized

/ʌnˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd/ (ame, mw)

unorganized — 形容詞

  • unorganizedpositive
  • more unorganizedcomparative
  • most unorganizedsuperlative

1. describing workers who are not members of any trade union or employee associatio

1.形容詞B2
釋義

無工會

沒有工會代表或支持的勞工

describing workers who are not members of any trade union or employee association that negotiates conditions on their behalf.

例句

Valentina worked in an unorganized factory where the owner set wages without any employee input.

Valentina 在一家無工會的工廠工作，薪資完全由老闆決定，員工沒有任何發言權。

attributive before 'factory'; contrasts with unionized workplace

Adisa argued that unorganized laborers have less power to demand safer working conditions.

Adisa 認為，無工會的勞工在爭取更安全工作條件時能用的籌碼比較少。

同義詞
  • non-union

    almost identical in meaning; more common in legal/employment contexts

  • ununionized

    technical term used in labor economics and formal reports

反義詞
  • unionized

    having a trade union that represents the workers

  • organized

    in the labor sense, belonging to or represented by a union

文法句型

unorganized + noun (workers, laborers, employees)

用法筆記

Used mainly in discussions of employment rights and labor economics. Typically found attributively (before a noun referring to workers). The American spelling 'unorganized' is more common than the British variant 'unorganised', even in non-US texts.

常見錯誤

❌The unorganized meeting had no agenda.' (using sense 1 for a sense-2 meaning)
✅The unorganized workers had no union to negotiate for them.
💡sense 1 applies only to workers without union representation, not to things that lack order.

2. done or working in a way that lacks structure or planning; showing the inability

2.形容詞B1
釋義

無條理

缺乏計劃或組織能力的

done or working in a way that lacks structure or planning; showing the inability to arrange tasks or events effectively.

例句

Hugo's unorganized approach to the project caused the team to miss every deadline.

Hugo 毫無條理的工作方式導致團隊錯過了每一個截止日期。

attributive before 'approach'; shows cause-effect

Olivia found the conference deeply unorganized — speakers changed rooms and the schedule kept shifting.

Olivia 覺得那場會議極其混亂——講者臨時換房間，議程也一直在改。

predictive use: 'found [noun] unorganized'

同義詞
  • disorganized

    more frequent in British English; same meaning

  • chaotic

    stronger negative connotation; implies confusion and disorder

  • messy

    informal; can describe a situation or a person's habits

反義詞
  • organized

    having a clear structure or plan; the direct opposite

  • methodical

    done in a careful, step-by-step way

文法句型

be + unorganized

unorganized + noun (plan, approach, system)

用法筆記

This sense overlaps with disorganized but is less common in everyday British speech. In American English, unorganized is the preferred form for this meaning. Can describe a person, a system, or an event.

常見錯誤

❌The unorganized workers had no contract.' (ambiguous between union and planning sense)
✅The unorganized schedule confused everyone.
💡use context (non-human noun) to make the disorganized/planning sense clear.

3. not placed into any particular arrangement, sequence, or system; existing as a l

3.形容詞B2
釋義

未整理

尚未排列或歸類的狀態

not placed into any particular arrangement, sequence, or system; existing as a loose collection without order.

例句

Xiu left a pile of unorganized papers on the desk for her assistant to file.

Xiu 把一疊未整理的文件留在桌上，讓助理歸檔。

attributive before 'papers'; concrete physical objects

The photos on Nila's phone were completely unorganized, mixing holiday snapshots with meeting notes.

Nila 手機裡的照片完全未經整理，度假照和工作筆記混在一起。

predictive use: 'were unorganized'

同義詞
  • unordered

    formal; emphasizes lack of sequence rather than arrangement

  • unsorted

    suggests items that have not been categorized yet

  • unarranged

    direct synonym; less common than unorganized

反義詞
  • organized

    arranged into a clear order or system

  • sorted

    put into categories or groups

  • tidy

    neatly arranged; implies visual order

文法句型

be + unorganized

unorganized + noun (papers, data, files)

用法筆記

Focuses purely on the physical or abstract state of not being arranged, without implying poor planning or lack of skill. Distinguish from sense 2: someone's desk can be unorganized (sense 3) without the person being unorganized (sense 2) as a trait.

常見錯誤

❌Her unorganized desk shows she cannot plan.' (blames the person when sense 3 is neutral)
✅Her unorganized desk had papers from three different projects.
💡sense 3 merely describes the state of the desk.