unprecedented 是一個很常在新聞、報紙和正式文章裡看到的字,意思是:
史無前例的2431Please respect copyright.PENANAsUZbQITZtd
前所未有的
如果某件事以前從未發生過,或者規模、影響、嚴重程度都超出過往經驗,就可以用 unprecedented。
例如:
The outbreak of COVID-19 was unprecedented.2431Please respect copyright.PENANALD9zT5Jm71
COVID-19 疫情是史無前例的。
或者:
Unemployment has reached an unprecedented level.2431Please respect copyright.PENANAntG3kMk84C
失業率達到前所未有的水平。
也可以說:
We have entered an age of unprecedented uncertainty.2431Please respect copyright.PENANAzBAFseHsHZ
我們進入了一個前所未有的不確定時代。
要注意,unprecedented 是形容詞,所以通常用來形容名詞。
例如:
an unprecedented event2431Please respect copyright.PENANADRBnNkw2RC
一件史無前例的事件
an unprecedented crisis2431Please respect copyright.PENANAkFVMdFSxjF
一場前所未有的危機
an unprecedented change2431Please respect copyright.PENANAqfC1HmWk4z
一個前所未有的變化
可以這樣記:
unprecedented = never happened before2431Please respect copyright.PENANAOlnfK2o8Kk
以前從未發生過。
所以,下次你想用英文形容一件事情「前所未見」、「史無前例」,不要只說 very serious 或 very unusual,可以試試用更精準的字:
unprecedented
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