uninitiated

🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not having special knowledge or experience of a particular subject or group.

不了解内情的;缺乏经验的

n.

People who lack the special knowledge or experience of a particular group.

外行;不了解内情的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
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initiatroot
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edpast tense / completed
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The uninitiated might struggle to understand the technical jargon.

  • 2.

    To the uninitiated, the art form appears confusing and obscure.

  • 3.

    The uninitiated spectators found the experimental film challenging.

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