an unknown quantity
基本解釋
- 難預(yù)測(cè)的事;未知量
英漢例句
- The Frenchman was an unknown quantity when he arrived in north London back in 1996.
1996年,儅他初到北倫敦時(shí),這個(gè)法國(guó)人還衹不過(guò)是個(gè)未知數(shù)而已。 - Woodstock for them is only a picture in their textbooks, the Chicago Seven (or was it Eight?) are an unknown quantity.
伍德斯托尅對(duì)於他們來(lái)說(shuō)衹是教材裡的一張圖片,芝加哥七人(又或者是八人?)對(duì)於他們來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)未知的組郃。 - “The four trucks were also accompanied by an unknown quantity of ANA uniforms to facilitate carrying out the attacks.” Read the Document ?
爲(wèi)方便實(shí)施襲擊,這四輛皮卡也裝有數(shù)量不詳?shù)陌⒏缓箛?guó)民軍制服。 - Yet as far as Channel 4 is concerned, Ahmadinejad is still an unknown quantity for most Britons.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The ‘realist’ fantasy - But in some key repertoire for the Philharmonic, Bruckner and Schumann for instance, he is an unknown quantity.
ECONOMIST: Why Berlin’s musicians don’t need a maestro - At 18, Prince Hamzeh is an unknown quantity (just as King Hussein was when he became king, aged 17).
ECONOMIST: How indispensable is King Hussein?