unclear

B1 大学 FREQ #12281 ★★☆☆☆

a. 不易了解的, 不清楚的, 含混的

发音

UK /ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/
US /ʌnˈklɪɚ/

词形变化

uncleared unclearing unclears 三单 unclears unclearing 现在分词 uncleared 过去式 uncleared 过去分词 unclearer 比较级 unclearer unclearest more unclear 比较级 unclearest 最高级 most unclear 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

不清楚的；不易了解的

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To undo the process of clearing.

    罕用 及物
adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

    不清

    The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.

  2. 2.

    Not clearly or explicitly defined.

    不明显

  3. 3.

    Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

    From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.

  4. 4.

    Not having a clear idea; uncertain.

    I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

unreadable ill-defined indecipherable undecipherable

反义词 1

clear

近义相关 9

confusing vague obscure blurred clouded puzzling perplexing amorphous illegible

参见 6

indistinct incomprehensible ambiguous indefinite opaque uncomprehensible

相关短语

unclear medicine

词源

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”).

来源：wiktionary