🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

未知领域

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wèizhī lǐngyù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unknown territory/ʌnˈnoʊn ˈtɛr.ə.tɔːr.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"人工智能的发展将我们带入了未知的领域。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unexplored or unmapped geographical area.

    "The cartographers ventured into unknown territory to map the dense jungle."
  2. 2

    A completely new, unfamiliar, or unexplored situation, field, or experience.

    "Launching a business in a foreign market meant navigating entirely unknown territory."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'unknown' (from Old English un- 'not' + gecnawan 'to know') and 'territory' (from Latin territorium, related to terra 'earth' or 'land'). Originally used in cartography and exploration to denote uncharted geographical regions, the phrase has evolved metaphorically to describe any unfamiliar situation, field of study, or course of action.

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