undocumented

/ˌʌnˈdɑːk.jə.men.tɪd/· adjective

移民/社会B2

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Chinese meaning

无证件的;无合法身份的(常用于移民语境)

缺quē乏fá合hé法fǎ证zhèng件jiàn以yǐ证zhèng明míng身shēn份fèn或huò居jū留liú资zī格gé

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没méi有yǒu合hé法fǎ证zhèng件jiàn在zài南nán非fēi境jìng内nèi居jū住zhù或huò工gōng作zuò的de外wài来lái移yí民mín

Example

A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.

一个颇具影响力的仇外组织已向所有无证移民发出最后通牒,要求他们在6月30日前离开该国。

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Background ✎

南nán非fēi仇chóu外wài暴bào力lì浪làng潮cháo升shēng级jí,外wài国guó人rén遭zāo到dào袭xí击jī、被bèi赶gǎn离lí家jiā园yuán,多duō人rén遇yù难nàn,局jú势shì持chí续xù恶è化huà。

Roots · etymology

源自 un-(否定)+ documented;documented 来自拉丁 documentum(证明文书)

  • un-(否定前缀)+ document(文件)+ -ed(形容词后缀),字面义「未被文件记录的」

Collocations

  • undocumented immigrants / undocumented workers / undocumented status

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