英語單詞

unawares是什麽意思

unawares

英 [ʌnə'weəz] 美 [,ʌnə'wɛrz]
  • adv. 不知不覺地;出其不意地;不料

英文詞源


unawares (adv.)
1530s, "without being aware," from un- (1) "not" + aware + adverbial genitive -s. Meaning "without being noticed" is recorded from 1660s. Form unaware is recorded from 1590s.

雙語例句


1. Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank's action.
投資者和外匯交易商被德意誌聯邦銀行的這一舉措打了個措手不及。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
有些時候,我們期待的事情會不期而至。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The camera had caught her unawares .
她毫無防備地被拍攝下來。

來自《權威詞典》

4. She probably dropped the parcel unawares.
她很可能無意中丟失了那包裹.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The enemy came on us unawares.
敵人突然進攻我們.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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