c. 1300, "not easy to understand," from un- (1) "not" + clear (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onclaer, Dutch onklaar, German unklar, Old Norse uklarr, Danish uklar, Swedish oklar. Of persons, in sense of "uncertain, doubtful," it is recorded from 1670s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Just what the soldier was doing in Bireij is unclear.
就連那個(gè)士兵在比雷杰干什么都不清楚。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.
至今尚不清楚他究竟是飲彈自殺還是被謀殺。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. "Things are moving ahead."— I found that statement vague and unclear.