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Not tied to any side, plan, or promise yet.
Not tied to any side, plan, or promise yet還沒被綁定在任何一方、計畫或承諾上。
The most common use is about people and their loyalties: an uncommitted voter has not decided which party to vote for; an uncommitted country in a war stays out of both camps. It is also used about money and resources — uncommitted funds are money a company or government has not yet promised to any project, so it is still free to spend. And it is used about relationships: someone uncommitted is dating but has not agreed to be exclusive or serious.
The most common use is about people and their loyalties最常見的用法是講人和他們的立場:an uncommitted voteran uncommitted voter(未表態的選民)has not decided which party to vote for還沒決定要投給哪個政黨;an uncommitted country in a war戰爭中一個uncommitted的國家 stays out of both camps不加入任何一邊。It is also used about money and resources它也用來講錢和資源——uncommitted fundsuncommitted funds(未指定用途的資金)are money a company or government has not yet promised to any project是公司或政府還沒承諾要投入任何計畫的錢,so it is still free to spend所以還可以自由運用。And it is used about relationships它也用來講感情關係:someone uncommitted is dating but has not agreed to be exclusive or serious一個uncommitted的人有在約會,但還沒答應要專一或認真交往。
Notice that this word is neutral in and money — an uncommitted voter is simply undecided, and nobody blames them. But about a person's character or relationship, it often carries a small criticism: it can suggest they will not give their whole heart to anything. Same word, very different feeling depending on what it describes.
Notice that this word is neutral in politics and money要注意這個字用在政治和金錢上是中性的:an uncommitted voter is simply undecideduncommitted voter就只是還沒決定,and nobody blames them沒有人會怪他們。But about a person's character or relationship但講到一個人的個性或感情,it often carries a small criticism它常常帶一點小小的批評:it can suggest they will not give their whole heart to anything暗示這個人不會全心投入任何事。Same word, very different feeling depending on what it describes同一個字,隨著描述的對象不同,感覺完全不一樣。
The word almost never appears after the verb (we rarely say 'he is very uncommitted'); it usually sits in front of a noun — uncommitted voters, uncommitted funds.
The word almost never appears after the verb這個字幾乎不會放在動詞後面(we rarely say 'he is very uncommitted'很少人會說'he is very uncommitted');it usually sits in front of a noun它通常放在名詞前面——uncommitted voters, uncommitted funds像uncommitted voters、uncommitted funds。
組成un-(不、沒有)+ committed(已承諾的、已投入的)。committed 來自 commit,原本的意思是「把某樣東西交出去、託付出去」——你把自己交出去給某一方,就是 committed;沒交出去,就是 uncommitted。
同家族的字
- committhe base verb — to promise yourself or your resources to something
- commitmentthe noun for the promise itself
- unablesame un- meaning 'not' in front of an adjective
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
uncommittedadj
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Not inclined toward either side in a matter under dispute.
- 2
Not bound or pledged to a cause, party etc.
- Something about his bearing was uncommitted, as though he were checking not for some bad quality he knew Feldman had, but for some good quality he was afraid he might have.
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computingengineeringmathematicsNot yet written to disk and logged.
- Any uncommitted changes will be lost if you disconnect from the source control system.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。