a.
- 不知道的;未知的;陌生的;默默無聞的[(+to)]
We bought a drawing by an
unknown artist.
我們買了一幅某個不出名的畫家所作的畫。
n.
- 默默無聞的人;未知的事物[C][the S]
The author had been an
unknown until he published his recent book.
這位作家一直是個默默無聞的人,直到最近出版了他的一本書。
辨析
adj.
not known or familiar.
n.
an unknown person or thing.
▸Mathematics an unknown quantity or variable.
Phrase
- unknown to
without the knowledge of.
Derivative