Uninformed means you do not have enough knowledge or facts about something — so your opinion, guess, or decision is built on nothing solid. The important thing is that it is about missing information, not about being stupid.

Uninformed meansUninformed的意思是 you do not have enough knowledge or facts你對某件事沒有足夠的知識或事實 about something so your opinion, guess, or decision所以你的意見、猜測或決定 is built on nothing solid是建立在不紮實的基礎上 The important thing重點是 is that it is about missing information這跟資訊不足有關 not about being stupid而不是跟笨不笨有關

A very clever person can be completely uninformed about a subject they have never studied.

A very clever person一個非常聰明的人 can be completely uninformed也可能完全uninformed about a subject they have never studied對一個他從沒研究過的主題來說

We often attach it to the thing produced rather than the person: an uninformed opinion, an uninformed comment, an uninformed decision, an uninformed voter. When someone says 'that's an uninformed opinion', they are saying 'you are talking about something you haven't looked into' — it is a criticism, and often a sharp one, though it is dressed in calm words.

We often attach it我們常把這個字接在 to the thing produced產出的東西上 rather than the person而不是接在人身上 an uninformed opinion沒做功課的意見 an uninformed comment沒做功課的評論 an uninformed decision沒做功課的決定 an uninformed voter沒做功課的選民 When someone says當有人說 'that's an uninformed opinion'「that's an uninformed opinion（這是個沒做功課的意見）」 they are saying他們的意思是 'you are talking about something you haven't looked into'「你在談一件你根本沒去了解過的事」 it is a criticism這是一種批評 and often a sharp one而且常常滿尖銳的 though it is dressed in calm words只是包裝在平靜的措辭裡

It also appears in the phrase 'uninformed consent' (and its opposite, 'informed consent') in hospitals and research: agreeing to something without being told what it really involves.

It also appears它也會出現 in the phrase 'uninformed consent'在「uninformed consent（未充分知情的同意）」這個說法裡 (and its opposite以及它的反義詞 'informed consent'「informed consent（知情同意）」) in hospitals and research用在醫院和研究裡 agreeing to something意思是同意某件事 without being told what it really involves卻沒有被告知這件事實際上牽涉到什麼

Compare it with 'ignorant', which in English can sound insulting about the whole person; 'uninformed' points only at the gap, and can even be used about yourself with no shame: 'I'm completely uninformed about football.'

Compare it with拿它跟 'ignorant'「ignorant」比較 which in English可以在英文裡 can sound insulting about the whole person聽起來是在侮辱整個人 'uninformed' points only at the gap而「uninformed」只指出資訊上的空缺 and can even be used about yourself甚至可以用在自己身上 with no shame而不會覺得丟臉 'I'm completely uninformed about football.'像「I'm completely uninformed about football我對足球完全不了解」