unprecedented

/ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/· adj.

环境/气候/能源B2

unprecedented
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Chinese meaning

史shǐ无wú前qián例lì的de;空kōng前qián的de

前qián所suǒ未wèi有yǒu的de

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指zhǐ前qián所suǒ未wèi见jiàn的de极jí端duān热rè浪làng

Example

As climate change supercharges summers in Hong Kong and across Asia, pregnant women are enduring unprecedented heatwaves

随suí着zhe气qì候hòu变biàn化huà让ràng香xiāng港gǎng乃nǎi至zhì整zhěng个gè亚yà洲zhōu的de夏xià季jì愈yù发fā酷kù热rè,孕yùn妇fù正zhèng遭zāo受shòu着zhe前qián所suǒ未wèi有yǒu的de热rè浪làng侵qīn袭xí。

Source: Earth.org · 16 Jul 2026

Background ✎

报bào道dào关guān注zhù气qì候hòu变biàn暖nuǎn下xià亚yà洲zhōu夏xià季jì高gāo温wēn加jiā剧jù,孕yùn妇fù是shì受shòu热rè浪làng影yǐng响xiǎng最zuì脆cuì弱ruò的de人rén群qún之zhī一yī,临lín床chuáng证zhèng据jù显xiǎn示shì高gāo温wēn与yǔ流liú产chǎn、早zǎo产chǎn相xiāng关guān。

Roots · etymology

un- + precedent(先例)+ -ed 构成

  • un-(不,无)+ precedent(先例)+ -ed(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • unprecedented heatwave / unprecedented scale / unprecedented crisis

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