undocumented
Chinese meaning
无证件的;无合法身份的(常用于移民语境)
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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 ✎
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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