Of a problem, mystery, crime or puzzle: still without an answer, even after people have tried. The word carries the trying inside it — an unsolved murder is one the police worked on and failed to close; an unsolved problem in maths is one that clever people have attacked for years. That is why it feels heavier than 'not answered yet'.

Of a problem, mystery, crime or puzzle用來說一個問題、謎團、案件或難題: still without an answer即使有人試過了，even after people have tried還是沒有答案。The word carries the trying inside it這個字本身就帶著「試過」的意味——an unsolved murder is one the police worked on and failed to close未偵破的謀殺案，是警方查過但沒能結案的案子；an unsolved problem in maths is one that clever people have attacked for years數學上的未解問題，則是聰明人已經研究很多年的問題。That is why it feels heavier than 'not answered yet'這也是為什麼它感覺比'not answered yet'還沒有答案來得沉重。

It sits before the noun most of the time (an unsolved case, unsolved questions) but also after be: 'the crime remains unsolved'. Note the small grammar point that trips learners: unsolved describes the problem, never the person — you cannot say 'I was unsolved'.

It sits before the noun most of the time這個字大多放在名詞前面，an unsolved case, unsolved questions像an unsolved case、unsolved questions，but also after be不過也可以放在be後面：'the crime remains unsolved''the crime remains unsolved'，這起案件仍未偵破。Note the small grammar point that trips learners要注意一個學生常犯的小文法錯誤：unsolved describes the problem, never the personunsolved形容的是問題，絕不是人——you cannot say 'I was unsolved'你不能說'I was unsolved'。

Compare unresolved, which is close but used more for arguments, feelings and situations that have not been settled (an unresolved dispute, unresolved anger), while unsolved wants a puzzle with a hidden answer.

Compare unresolved跟unresolved比較一下，which is close but used more for arguments, feelings and situations that have not been settled這個字很接近，但比較常用在還沒解決的爭執、情緒和情況上，an unresolved dispute, unresolved anger像an unresolved dispute、unresolved anger，while unsolved wants a puzzle with a hidden answer而unsolved要的是一個有隱藏答案的謎題。