Not made to suffer any consequence for something wrong.

Not made to suffer any consequence for something wrong沒有因為做錯事而承擔任何後果。

What makes this word special is the company it keeps: it lives almost entirely in the pattern "go unpunished". You will hear "The crime went unpunished", "He should not go unpunished", far more often than "an unpunished crime". That verb `go` is doing something interesting — it means "stay in that state, with nobody stepping in" — and English uses it for a small family of words about things nobody dealt with: go unnoticed, go unanswered, go unpaid, go unheard. Learn the group together and you get several words for the price of one.

What makes this word special is the company it keeps這個字特別的地方在於它常搭配的用法 it lives almost entirely in the pattern "go unpunished"幾乎都出現在'go unpunished'這個固定搭配裡。 You will hear "The crime went unpunished", "He should not go unpunished"你會聽到'The crime went unpunished'（罪行沒受到懲罰）、'He should not go unpunished'（他不該逍遙法外） far more often than "an unpunished crime"比'an unpunished crime'這種說法常見多了。 That verb `go` is doing something interesting這裡的動詞'go'用得很有意思 it means "stay in that state, with nobody stepping in"意思是'一直維持那個狀態，沒人出面處理' and English uses it for a small family of words about things nobody dealt with英文用它組成一小群講'沒人處理'的字 go unnoticed, go unanswered, go unpaid, go unheard像'go unnoticed'（沒被注意到）、'go unanswered'（沒得到回應）、'go unpaid'（沒付錢）、'go unheard'（沒被聽見）。 Learn the group together把這一組一起學 and you get several words for the price of one一次就學會好幾個字。

Feeling: this word almost always carries a complaint. Nobody says something went unpunished happily; it is the word of a person who thinks justice failed.

Feeling: this word almost always carries a complaint語氣上，這個字幾乎都帶著抱怨。 Nobody says something went unpunished happily沒有人會開心地說某件事went unpunished it is the word of a person who thinks justice failed這是覺得正義沒有伸張的人才會用的字。

It also turns up in a well-known bitter joke — "No good deed goes unpunished" — meaning that if you help someone, you will somehow suffer for it.

It also turns up in a well-known bitter joke也會出現在一句知名的苦笑話裡 "No good deed goes unpunished"'No good deed goes unpunished'（好心沒好報） meaning that if you help someone, you will somehow suffer for it意思是你幫了人，最後反而自己吃虧。