(地方、座位、房间等)空着的;无人占用的;(时间)空闲的。常见反义词为 occupied(被占用的)。此外也可指(人)“无事可做的”,但更常用 idle 或 unemployed 表达。
/ˌʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd/(英)
/ˌʌnˈɑːkjəˌpaɪd/(美)
The seat next to me is unoccupied.
我旁边的座位是空着的。
Many unoccupied buildings downtown were turned into affordable housing after the city’s redevelopment plan was approved.
市中心许多无人占用的建筑在城市更新计划获批后被改造成了可负担住房。
un-(否定前缀,“不、非”)+ occupied(被占用的)。occupy 源自拉丁语 occupare,意为“占据、占用、先占”,后来在英语中发展出“占用空间/时间/注意力”等常见用法,unoccupied 则表示其否定状态。