unemployment
UK/.ʌnim'plɒimәnt/US
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Definitions
n.
The state of not having a job; the level of joblessness in an economy
失业；失业率
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
em-to put into, to cause
+
-mentaction, result, state
=unemployment
un- (not) + employment = the state of not being "folded into" work. The negative noun of employment. See employ.
Root plic still carries 55 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Unemployment rose sharply during the recession.
- 2.
He claimed unemployment benefits for three months.