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unclear

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🇺🇸 /ʌnklˈɪɹ/
adj 编号: U00198 BNC #5656 COCA #5282
unclear 主要表示“含义、界限或视觉效果不清楚”,也可表示人对某事没有把握;作动词时是罕见的“取消清除状态”。
💡 记忆钩子
把 unclear 想成一团看不清的雾:话被雾遮住,就可能有多种解释或没有明确界限;字被雾遮住,就难以看清;人被雾遮住思路,就会对事情不确定。
📝 学习建议
  • 不要把 unclear 只理解成“看不清”;它更常用于“意思、规定或情况不明确”。
  • 表示“我不明白某事”时,常说 I’m unclear about...,而不是直接把 unclear 当作“我不懂”。
📖 中文释义
adj
  • core 含义模糊,有歧义
    📖 一句话或一个行为没有清楚到只能有一种理解,因此听者可能产生不同解释。这里的“雾”在表达本身上,重点是意思不明确。
    💡 常用结构是 an unclear statement/comment/message 或 The meaning is unclear。它适合指出表达存在歧义,但语气通常比直接说“错了”更温和。不要把它只用于听不见或看不见的情况。
    His answer was unclear, so I asked him to explain it again.
    他的回答含义不清,所以我请他再解释一遍。
    The message was unclear and could be understood in two ways.
    这条信息含义模糊,可以有两种理解。
  • core 未明确规定或界定
    📖 规则、计划、责任或界限没有被清楚地说定,像雾中的边界一样让人无法确定具体要求。
    💡 常用结构是 the rules/details/plan are unclear,或 It is unclear whether...。它强调规定或事实本身没有明确说明,不一定表示说话人个人没听懂。描述正式文件时也很常见。
    The instructions are unclear about who should sign the form.
    说明没有明确规定谁应该在表格上签字。
  • common 看不清或读不清
    📖 文字、图像或远处的东西不够清晰,眼睛难以辨认;这里的雾直接遮住了视觉内容。
    💡 常用结构是 the writing/image/sign is unclear,或 something is unclear from a distance。它可以表示字迹难辨、图像模糊,但谈照片或画面时也常根据语境改用更具体的词。不要把它理解成物体本身不存在。
    The small print is unclear on my phone screen.
    手机屏幕上的小字看不清。
  • core 心里没把握,不确定
    📖 人的想法被雾遮住了,还没有弄清某事的意义、事实或下一步该怎么做,因此心里没有把握。
    💡 常用结构是 be unclear about something、be unclear on something,或 be unclear what/why/how...。主语通常是人,也可以用 It is unclear 表示事情本身尚不确定。不要说 unclear to do 来表达“不会做”;那通常需要换成别的表达。
    I’m still unclear about what the manager wants me to do.
    我仍然不确定经理想让我做什么。
    She was unclear about whether the meeting had been canceled.
    她不确定会议是否已经取消。
unclearer comparative more unclear comparative unclearest superlative most unclear superlative
verb
  • rare 取消清除状态
    📖 指把已经清除、标记为已处理或从列表中移除的状态撤销,使相关项目恢复到清除前的状态。
    💡 通常用于系统、数据库或操作记录中,常见模式是 unclear an item 或 unclearing and deleting activities。这个用法非常少见,学习时先掌握形容词用法,不要在普通对话中用它代替“说得不清楚”。
    rare transitive
unclears present,singular,third-person unclearing participle,present uncleared participle,past uncleared past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 3 组
not clear to the mind;
同义词集: unclear
the law itself was unclear on that point
the reason for their actions is unclear to this day
反义: clear 近似: amorphous, blurred, clouded, confusing, obscure, perplexing, puzzling, vague 参见: ambiguous, incomprehensible, indefinite, indistinct, opaque, uncomprehensible
poorly stated or described
同义词集: ill-defined unclear
he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts
反义: clear, well-defined
not easily deciphered
同义词集: indecipherable unclear undecipherable unreadable
indecipherable handwriting
🌳 词源
来自中古英语 unclere,由否定前缀 un- 加 clear 构成,核心就是“不是清楚的”。
From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).
🔄 变式
more unclear compar most unclear superl uncleared past unclearer compar unclearest superl unclearing present unclears present
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