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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

未准备好的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wèi zhǔnbèi hǎo de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unready/ʌnˈrɛdi/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他对突发状况毫无准备。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not prepared, equipped, or organized for what is expected or required.

    "The government was dangerously unready to handle the sudden economic crisis."
  2. 2

    Slow or hesitant to act or respond due to a lack of preparation.

    "He stood silent, feeling completely unready for the difficult questions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'unġerǣde', combining the negative prefix 'un-' (from Proto-Germanic *un-) with 'gerǣde' meaning ready, prepared, or equipped. Over the centuries, the term evolved to describe a state of deficient preparation or lack of readiness for an imminent task, challenge, or event.

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