| 词汇 | unknown-quantity |
| 释义 | unknown quantity noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌʌn.nəʊn ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ us /ˌʌn.noʊn ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/ C2 a person or a thing whose abilities, powers, or effects are not yet known: 未知数（尚未被人了解的人或事物） The third candidate for the seat is a relatively unknown quantity.竞选党领导的第三个候选人的具体情况相对而言还不甚清楚。 Unknown and unfamiliar alien alienly alienness anti-foreign anti-foreigner not be in someone's vocabularyidiom obscure obscurely obscurity pig shadowy the outside worldidiom uncharted unchartered uncommon uncracked undefined unsung untried unused Examples of unknown quantityunknown quantity He shows promise, but he remains an unknownquantity. One reason for this was probably the universal fear that the legal system was an unknownquantity for ordinary people. But on other matters of orthography they remain an unknownquantity, still formulating their practices in spelling and capitalization. An unknownquantity of this material, estimated to be at least as much as that collected, was left on-site. It involves having faith in a largely unknownquantity, motivated by benevolence or idealism. This means that an unknownquantity of other material is omitted, and that some (perhaps much) of the wider crucial social and cultural context for music and theatre is lost. I believe that it will serve them much better than any unknownquantity of banks and coal mines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of houses available was an unknownquantity and the number of children was also an unknownquantity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Broadly speaking, the nationalisation of industry is an unknownquantity, both in its application and in its effects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She dare not move, she dare not carry out her projects until the unknownquantity of our strength and power of interference has been determined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, we are asking him to make provision for an unknownquantity, which may not yet be required of him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an open-ended, unknownquantity: none of us knows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not dealing with strangers, or with an unknownquantity, but with the thugs we know. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the members of that union would be a little unhappy about the unknownquantity of these commitments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, why should the amount that she will receive be related to an unknownquantity; namely, the character of some man who may prove worthless? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of unknown quantity These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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