unclear英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To undo the process of clearing. rare,transitive

— Clearing, unclearing and deleting activities

形容词 adj.

Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.

— The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.
Not clearly or explicitly defined.
Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

— From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.
Not having a clear idea; uncertain.

— I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.

词形变化

unclearer comparative more unclear comparative unclearest superlative most unclear superlative unclears present,singular,third-person unclearing participle,present uncleared participle,past uncleared past

词汇关系

衍生词

unclear medicine unclearly

词源

词源 1

From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).

词源 2

From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).