unsubstantiated

/ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnsəbstˈænʃiˌetɪd] /ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnsəbstˈænʃiˌetɪd] /ˌən-səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce unsubstantiated (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unsubstantiated — 形容詞

  • unsubstantiatedpositive
  • more unsubstantiatedcomparative
  • most unsubstantiatedsuperlative

1. An unsubstantiated statement, claim, or rumour has not been supported by any fac

1.形容詞B2
釋義

未經證實的

沒有證據支持的

An unsubstantiated statement, claim, or rumour has not been supported by any facts or evidence, so there is no reason to accept it as true.

例句

Amihan was fired for publishing unsubstantiated claims about the mayor.

Amihan 因為發表了關於市長的未經證實的言論而被開除。

unsubstantiated claims about [person/thing]

Without any documents to back them up, the allegations against Liang remained unsubstantiated.

因為沒有任何文件佐證，對 Liang 的指控仍然未經證實。

allegations remained unsubstantiated

同義詞
  • unsupported

    neutral and broad; simply means no backing is provided

  • unfounded

    stronger nuance — implies the claim has no basis in fact at all

  • baseless

    even stronger; suggests the claim rests on nothing real

反義詞

用法筆記

Common in legal, journalistic, and academic writing. The word does not describe the evidence itself, only the claim or report that lacks evidence.

常見錯誤

❌The evidence was unsubstantiated.
✅The claim was unsubstantiated.
💡Evidence is what would prove a claim; a claim, not evidence, can be unsubstantiated.