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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

毫无准备

Pronunciation / Transliteration: háo wú zhǔn bèi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unreadiness/ʌnˈrɛd.i.nəs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他们对突发事件的毫无准备导致了失败。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or condition of not being prepared or ready for something.

    "The company's unreadiness for the market shift led to a significant drop in sales."
  2. 2

    A lack of promptness or willingness to act.

    "His obvious unreadiness to cooperate hindered the investigation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective unready, combining the Old English negative prefix un- with reade (meaning prepared or prompt) and the nominal suffix -ness. The term has existed in the English language since the Middle English period to describe a state of lacking preparation or promptness.

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