Talked about, but with the name kept back. If a newspaper says 'an unnamed official', the reporter knows who the person is but is not telling you — usually to protect them.

Talked about被提到，but with the name kept back但名字被保留下來（沒說出來）。If a newspaper says如果報紙說 'an unnamed official'「an unnamed official」，the reporter knows who the person is記者是知道這個人是誰的，but is not telling you只是不告訴你——usually to protect them通常是為了保護對方。

That is the most common use by far, and it is a journalism word you will see constantly: unnamed sources, unnamed officials, an unnamed company, an unnamed country. Feel the difference from 'anonymous': anonymous often means nobody knows who it is, while unnamed usually means somebody knows and is choosing not to say.

That is the most common use by far這是目前最常見的用法，and it is a journalism word you will see constantly也是你會常常在新聞用語裡看到的字：unnamed sources匿名消息來源、unnamed officials未具名官員、an unnamed company一家未具名公司、an unnamed country一個未具名國家。Feel the difference感受一下差別 from 'anonymous'跟「anonymous」的：anonymous「anonymous」 often means常常是指 nobody knows who it is沒有人知道是誰，while unnamed而「unnamed」 usually means通常是指 somebody knows有人知道 and is choosing not to say只是選擇不說。

There is a second, plainer use: something that has never been given a name at all — an unnamed street, an unnamed island, an unnamed star. And in computing you may meet 'unnamed' as a technical label for a thing with no name yet.

There is a second, plainer use還有第二種比較單純的用法：something that has never been given a name at all指從來沒有被取過名字的東西——an unnamed street一條沒有名字的街道、an unnamed island一座沒有名字的島、an unnamed star一顆沒有名字的星星。And in computing而在電腦領域，you may meet你可能會看到 'unnamed'「unnamed」 as a technical label被當作一個技術用語，for a thing with no name yet用來標示還沒有名字的東西。

It sits in front of a noun almost always. When you read news in English, treat 'unnamed' as a small signal: the writer is telling you the information is real but the source is protected, and careful readers weigh that.

It它 almost always幾乎都是 sits in front of a noun放在名詞前面。When you read news in English當你讀英文新聞的時候，treat 'unnamed' as a small signal把「unnamed」當作一個小小的訊號：the writer is telling you作者是在告訴你 the information is real這消息是真的 but the source is protected但消息來源受到保護，and careful readers weigh that細心的讀者會把這點考慮進去。