Unarmed means carrying no weapon — no gun, no knife, nothing to fight with.

Unarmed沒有武裝的 means carrying no weapon意思是沒帶武器 — no gun, no knife, nothing to fight with沒有槍、沒有刀，沒有任何可以打鬥的東西

It is a plain, factual word, but it almost never appears in a neutral situation, and that is the thing to understand.

It它 is a plain, factual word是個平實、陳述事實的字 but但 it它 almost never appears in a neutral situation幾乎從來不會出現在中性的場合裡 and而 that是 is the thing to understand這是要理解的重點

You meet it in news reports and courtrooms, where it is doing moral work: "police shot an unarmed man" is a sentence built so that the missing weapon is the whole point. Saying someone was unarmed is a way of saying they could not have been a real danger, so whatever was done to them was too much.

You你 meet it會在 in news reports and courtrooms新聞報導和法庭裡遇到它 where it is doing moral work在那裡它承擔著道德判斷的作用 "police shot an unarmed man"「警察射殺了一名手無寸鐵的男子」 is a sentence built so that the missing weapon is the whole point這句話就是特意讓「沒有武器」成為重點 saying someone was unarmed說某人 was unarmed is a way of saying they could not have been a real danger等於是在說他們不可能構成真正的威脅 so whatever was done to them was too much所以無論對他們做了什麼都是過分的

That is why the word feels heavy even though its meaning is simple.

That這 is why the word feels heavy even though its meaning is simple就是為什麼這個字意思雖然簡單，卻讓人感覺沉重

Two other places you will see it. First, the military phrase unarmed combat — fighting with your hands and body only, the training soldiers and police do; here it is a normal technical term with no emotional weight.

Two other places還有兩個地方 you你 will see it會看到這個字 first第一 the military phrase軍事用語 unarmed combat unarmed combat（徒手格鬥） — fighting with your hands and body only只用手和身體打鬥 the training soldiers and police do是軍人和警察受的訓練 here在這裡 it它 is a normal technical term是個普通的專業術語 with no emotional weight沒有任何情緒色彩

Second, it describes things, not just people: an unarmed ship, an unarmed drone, an unarmed guard at a building.

Second第二 it它 describes things, not just people也可以形容東西，不只是人 an unarmed ship像 an unarmed ship（沒有武裝的船）、 an unarmed drone an unarmed drone（沒有武裝的無人機）、 an unarmed guard at a building an unarmed guard at a building（建築物裡沒帶武器的警衛）

English also has a set phrase for the opposite of prepared: to "go in unarmed" can jokingly mean going into a meeting or an exam with nothing ready.

English英文 also has a set phrase for the opposite of prepared還有一個固定說法，意思剛好和「有準備」相反 to "go in unarmed"「go in unarmed」 can jokingly mean going into a meeting or an exam with nothing ready可以開玩笑地指毫無準備就走進會議或考試