Not yet dealt with, not yet satisfied. It is used about things people need or want or ask for — needs, demand, expectations, targets, goals. If a need is unmet, it is still there, still waiting, and nobody has taken care of it yet.

Not yet dealt with, not yet satisfied還沒被處理、還沒被滿足。It is used about things people need or want or ask for它用在人們需要、想要或要求的東西上 — needs, demand, expectations, targets, goals需求、要求、期望、目標之類的。If a need is unmet如果一個需求是 unmet, it is still there它就還在那裡, still waiting還在等, and nobody has taken care of it yet還沒有人去處理。

Notice that we almost always put it BEFORE a noun: 'unmet needs', 'unmet demand', 'unmet medical need'. English speakers rarely say 'the need was unmet' after the verb — that sounds odd; they would say 'the need was not met'.

Notice that we almost always put it BEFORE a noun要注意我們幾乎都把它放在名詞前面：'unmet needs'「未被滿足的需求」, 'unmet demand'「未被滿足的需求量」, 'unmet medical need'「未被滿足的醫療需求」。English speakers rarely say 'the need was unmet' after the verb英語人士很少把它放在動詞後面說 the need was unmet — that sounds odd這樣聽起來很怪; they would say 'the need was not met'他們會說 the need was not met。

The word is quite formal, and you meet it most often in reports, news, business writing, and medicine. 'Unmet medical need' is almost a fixed phrase in the drug industry: it means a disease that has no good treatment yet, which is why companies say it to explain why they are making a new drug.

The word is quite formal這個字相當正式, and you meet it most often in reports, news, business writing, and medicine你最常在報告、新聞、商業文書和醫學領域碰到它。'Unmet medical need'「Unmet medical need」 is almost a fixed phrase in the drug industry在製藥業幾乎是個固定用語：it means a disease that has no good treatment yet指的是還沒有好的治療方式的疾病, which is why companies say it to explain why they are making a new drug所以藥廠常用這個詞來說明他們為什麼要開發新藥。

There is a quiet feeling inside the word that the need SHOULD have been met — someone was supposed to take care of it. So 'unmet needs' often carries a soft complaint, even when the writer sounds neutral.

There is a quiet feeling inside the word that the need SHOULD have been met這個字裡藏著一種暗示，覺得這個需求「本來應該」被滿足 — someone was supposed to take care of it本來就該有人去處理。So 'unmet needs'所以 unmet needs often carries a soft complaint常常帶著一種輕微的抱怨, even when the writer sounds neutral即使作者聽起來很中立。

In an office you may also hear 'unmet targets', meaning the number people promised to reach and did not.

In an office在辦公室裡 you may also hear 'unmet targets'你也可能聽到 unmet targets, meaning the number people promised to reach and did not意思是大家承諾要達成、結果沒達成的數字。