核心畫面

Picture something standing in front of a gate it has not walked through yet. The gate might be a real job, a real match, or a room full of laboratory equipment. Until it goes through, the result column is simply empty. Untested never says the thing failed; it says nobody has an answer yet.

可以想成一樣東西站在一道關卡前面,還沒走進去。那道關卡可能是真實的工作、真實的比賽,也可能是實驗室裡的儀器。只要還沒更多收起可以想成一樣東西站在一道關卡前面,還沒走進去。那道關卡可能是真實的工作、真實的比賽,也可能是實驗室裡的儀器。只要還沒走過去,結果那一欄就是空白的。所以 untested 從來不是說它失敗了,而是說「沒有人有答案」。

From the word’s history

Formed from un- plus tested. Tested is the past participle of test, to try something out to see what it does, so un- leaves the trial undone.

由 un-(沒有)加上 tested(被試過)組成。test 本來就是「拿去試、拿去查」,加上 un- 之後,整個字就停在「這一關還沒走過」。

Wiktionary entry supplied in this packet, source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1376022610: 'From un- + tested.'

One branch

還沒走過那道關卡

兩個意思共用同一個畫面,差別只在那道關卡是什麼。

adjective · B2

Used about an idea, a method, or a person that has not yet been used in a real situation, so nobody knows how well it will work.

未經考驗的