unrequited

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌnri'kwaitid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Not returned or reciprocated, especially of love or feelings.

得不到回报的,单方面的(尤指爱情)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
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reagain, back
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quitroot
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edpast tense / completed
=unrequited

Common Collocations

  • 1.unrequited love得不到回报的爱
  • 2.unrequited affection单方面的感情

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His unrequited love for her lasted many years without any hope.

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