unwashed
unwashed — 形容詞
- unwashedpositive
- more unwashedcomparative
- most unwashedsuperlative
1. dirty because nobody has scrubbed or rinsed it clean, as with hands, clothes, or
未洗的
沒洗過、不乾淨的
dirty because nobody has scrubbed or rinsed it clean, as with hands, clothes, or fruit.
Hassan ate the unwashed grapes straight from the bag and felt sick later.
Hassan 直接從袋子裡拿未洗的葡萄來吃，後來覺得很不舒服。
attributive: unwashed + noun (unwashed grapes)
Adina's gym clothes stayed unwashed at the bottom of her bag all week.
Adina 的運動服整個星期都沒洗，一直放在她包包的最底層。
after a linking verb: stay/remain unwashed
The doctor told Jude not to touch his eyes with unwashed hands.
醫生叮囑 Jude 不要用未洗的手去碰眼睛。
collocation: with unwashed hands
Dishes sat unwashed in the sink while the family was away on holiday.
家人出遠門度假時，碗盤一直沒洗地擺在水槽裡。
There were unwashed cups on every table after the party.
派對結束後，每張桌上都有沒洗的杯子。
existential: there were unwashed + noun
- unwashed hands
- unwashed clothes
- unwashed fruit
- unwashed hair
- left unwashed
文法句型
unwashed + noun
stay/sit/remain + unwashed
用法筆記
Works both before a noun ('unwashed grapes') and after verbs such as 'stay' or 'sit' ('dishes sat unwashed').
2. describing ordinary people as a poor, badly educated crowd, in a rude or mocking
平民的
帶輕蔑地形容普通、窮困的人
describing ordinary people as a poor, badly educated crowd, in a rude or mocking way.
The old politician laughed at the unwashed masses who voted for his rival.
那位老政客取笑那些把票投給他對手的平民大眾。
mocking: the unwashed masses
Layla's aunt looked down on the unwashed crowds who rode the cheap buses.
Layla 的阿姨瞧不起那些搭乘廉價公車的平民大眾。
unwashed + crowds: scornful tone
The proud mayor refused to shake hands with the unwashed villagers asking for bread.
那位驕傲的市長不肯和那些來討麵包的平民村民握手。
Rin joked that she belonged with the unwashed crowd, since she could not afford tickets.
Rin 開玩笑說自己算是平民大眾，因為買不起門票。
joking use: speaker mocks themselves
- unwashed masses
- unwashed crowd
文法句型
unwashed + plural noun (crowd, villagers)
用法筆記
Insulting or mocking in tone, so it is not a neutral word for poor people; for the plain meaning of dirty, see adjective/1.
unwashed — 名詞
1. the whole group of ordinary people, thought of by richer or better-educated peop
下層民眾
被富人看輕的普通人群
the whole group of ordinary people, thought of by richer or better-educated people as lowly.
Devika's rich neighbours called the poor families down the road 'the unwashed'.
Devika 有錢的鄰居把路那頭的窮人家庭稱作「下層民眾」。
call someone/a group 'the unwashed'
Sahil said in his speech that leaders should listen to the great unwashed too.
Sahil 在演說中表示，領導人也該聽聽小民的聲音。
fixed phrase: the great unwashed
Iris grew up poor and felt closer to the unwashed than to rich people.
Iris 在貧窮中長大，覺得自己和下層民眾比和有錢人親近。
The rich entered the theatre while the unwashed waited outside in the rain.
有錢人進了劇院，下層民眾卻只能在雨中等在外面。
the unwashed + plural verb
- the great unwashed
- the unwashed masses
文法句型
the unwashed
the great unwashed
用法筆記
Appears with 'the' ('the unwashed', 'the great unwashed') and names a whole group, never one person.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- unwashed hands
- unwashed clothes
- unwashed fruit
常用片語
- the great unwashed
- the unwashed masses