unsung
/ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsˈʌŋ] /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsˈʌŋ] /ˌən-ˈsəŋ How to pronounce unsung (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unsung — 形容詞
- unsungpositive
- more unsungcomparative
- most unsungsuperlative
1. deserving thanks or admiration but receiving little public praise or attention
未獲肯定
值得讚賞卻少人稱道
deserving thanks or admiration but receiving little public praise or attention
Karim became the unsung hero of the flood response by fixing broken radios.
Karim 靠著修好壞掉的無線電，成了那場水災應變中未獲肯定的英雄。
the unsung hero of + noun phrase
Every night, Nikos does the unsung repair work that keeps the hospital scanners running.
Nikos 每晚都在做那份未獲肯定的維修工作，讓醫院的掃描器持續運轉。
Before dawn, the unsung cleaners had already prepared the hall for the concert.
天還沒亮時，那些默默付出的清潔人員就已經把音樂會的會場準備好了。
Obi's careful research went unsung for years, even after the medicine saved lives.
Obi 細心的研究多年來一直未獲肯定，甚至在那種藥救了人之後也是如此。
Although hundreds ate there daily, the school's oldest cook remained unsung.
雖然每天有好幾百人去那裡吃飯，學校最資深的廚師卻始終未獲肯定。
- underappreciated
suggests people know about the value but fail to value it enough
- overlooked
often means the contribution or person was missed by accident
- unrecognized
broader term that can include lack of official or public acknowledgment
- celebrated
widely praised in public and treated as important
- acclaimed
strongly admired, especially by critics or a wider audience
- recognized
receiving the credit or acknowledgment that is due
文法句型
the unsung hero of + noun phrase
go + unsung + for + period
remain + unsung
用法筆記
Often used for valuable people, work, or achievements that others depend on but rarely praise openly. It carries a warmer, more approving tone than 'unknown' because it suggests the person or thing deserves recognition.