unrelatedness
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unrelatedness — 名詞
1. the fact that two or more things have no logical link or connection between them
無關性
事物之間缺乏聯繫的性質
the fact that two or more things have no logical link or connection between them — for example, two events that happen at the same time by chance but share no actual cause, or two topics in a discussion that switch suddenly without any clear reason
The judge instructed the jury to consider the unrelatedness of the two separate events.
法官指示陪審團要考慮兩個獨立事件之間的無關性。
pattern: unrelatedness + of + two [nouns]
Kwame was surprised by the unrelatedness of the interview questions to his actual job experience.
Kwame 對於面試問題與他實際工作經驗之間的無關性感到驚訝。
pattern: unrelatedness + of + [noun] + to + [noun]
The police report confirmed the unrelatedness of the car accident and the afternoon storm.
警方報告確認了車禍與午後暴風雨之間的無關性。
Adina explained the unrelatedness of the two chapters to her manager, who had mixed them up.
Adina 向搞混了兩章內容的經理解釋它們之間的無關性。
Mei noticed the unrelatedness between the graph title and the numbers it actually showed.
Mei 注意到圖表標題與其實際顯示數字之間的無關性。
- disconnection
focuses on the absence of a link; slightly more common in technical writing
- lack of relation
a more transparent phrasal alternative, often preferred in spoken contexts
- separateness
emphasises that the items are kept apart or distinct from each other
- connection
the most general opposite; neutral in register
- relatedness
the direct antonym, but very rare in actual usage
文法句型
unrelatedness + of + noun phrase
unrelatedness + between + plural noun phrase
unrelatedness + of + noun + to + noun
用法筆記
Typical in formal and academic writing rather than everyday conversation. The adjective 'unrelated' is far more common in informal contexts. This noun is almost always uncountable.