unexplored
UK/'ʌniks'plɔ:d/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Not yet explored, examined, or investigated.
未被探索的,未经勘查的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
ex-out of, former
+
-edto make, having
=unexplored
un- (not) + explored = not yet explored. A transparent negative adjective built on explore, used of places and of ideas/possibilities alike.
Root plor still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.largely unexplored很大程度上未被探索
- 2.remain unexplored仍未被探索
- 3.unexplored territory未被探索的领域
Example Sentences
- 1.
Large parts of the deep ocean remain unexplored.
- 2.
This approach opens up a previously unexplored line of research.