unknown quantity
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌʌn.nəʊn ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti]
- 美式音标 [ˌʌn.noʊn ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 未知數（尚未被人了解的人或事物）。
英汉例句
- The new teacher is still very much an unknown quantity but we have hopes that he will be a valuable member of our team.
新教師是誰現在還難以預料，但我們希望他會成爲我們隊裡的重要一員。 - The new sales director is still a bit of an unknown quantity.
新來的銷售部主任大家還不大了解。
英英字典
- a person or a thing whose abilities, powers, or effects are not yet known