Describes something that everybody simply accepts — nobody has argued with it, challenged it, or asked whether it is right.

Describes形容 something某樣東西 that everybody simply accepts大家單純就接受了的東西 — nobody沒有人 has argued with it跟它爭論過, challenged it挑戰過它, or或 asked whether it is right問過它對不對.

Two flavours, and they feel quite different. The first is admiring: his unquestioned authority, her unquestioned place as the leader, the unquestioned champion. Here it means the person's position is so secure that no one bothers to contest it.

Two flavours兩種語感, and而 they它們 feel quite different感覺相當不同. The first第一種 is is admiring帶著讚賞: his unquestioned authority他不容置疑的權威, her unquestioned place as the leader她身為領導者不容質疑的地位, the unquestioned champion毫無疑問的冠軍. Here在這裡 it它 means意思是 the person's position那個人的地位 is is so secure穩固到 that no one bothers to contest it沒有人想去挑戰它.

The second is cooler, almost critical: an unquestioned assumption, unquestioned tradition, unquestioned belief. Here the writer is often hinting that people SHOULD have asked questions and did not — the idea has simply been passed along and swallowed. Which flavour you get depends on the noun that follows and on the writer's attitude, so read the sentence around it.

The second第二種 is is cooler比較冷淡, almost critical幾乎帶點批評: an unquestioned assumption未受質疑的假設, unquestioned tradition未受質疑的傳統, unquestioned belief未受質疑的信念. Here在這裡 the writer作者 is often通常 hinting暗示 that people SHOULD have asked questions and did not人們本來應該提出質疑卻沒有 — the idea這個想法 has simply been passed along and swallowed就這樣被傳下來、被照單全收. Which哪一種 flavour you get語感你會抓到 depends on取決於 the noun that follows後面接的名詞 and和 on the writer's attitude作者的態度, so所以 read the sentence around it要看上下文.

Compare it with 'unquestionable'. 'Unquestionable' means the thing could not be doubted; 'unquestioned' only means it has not been doubted — which leaves room for the possibility that it is wrong and nobody noticed. That gap between 'cannot be' and 'has not been' is the whole difference, and it is worth holding on to.

Compare可以拿它 it with 'unquestionable'跟「unquestionable」比較. 'Unquestionable'「unquestionable」 means意思是 the thing那樣東西 could not be doubted不可能被懷疑; 'unquestioned'「unquestioned」 only只是 means意味著 it它 has not been doubted還沒有被懷疑過 — which這 leaves room留下了空間 for the possibility讓它有可能 that it is wrong and nobody noticed其實是錯的、只是沒人發現. That這個 gap落差 between介於 'cannot be'「不可能」 and和 'has not been'「還沒有」之間 is is the whole difference就是整個差別所在, and而且 it它 is is worth holding on to值得記住.

It also has a plain, literal use: if your story goes unquestioned, nobody asked you about it. Police and customs officers 'let someone pass unquestioned'.

It它 also也 has有 a plain, literal use一個單純、字面上的用法: if如果 your story goes unquestioned你的說法沒有人質疑, nobody沒有人 asked you about it追問過你. Police and customs officers警察和海關人員 'let someone pass unquestioned'會「讓某人不受盤問地通過」.