unknown quantity
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌʌn.nəʊn ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti]
- 美式音标 [ˌʌn.noʊn ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 未知数（尚未被人了解的人或事物）。
同根派生
英汉例句
- The new teacher is still very much an unknown quantity but we have hopes that he will be a valuable member of our team.
新教师是谁现在还难以预料，但我们希望他会成为我们队里的重要一员。 - The new sales director is still a bit of an unknown quantity.
新来的销售部主任大家还不大了解。
英英字典
- a person or a thing whose abilities, powers, or effects are not yet known