unknown quantity 详细解释
unknown quantity
n. 难预测的人, 难预料的事
难以预料的人
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。
英英释义
名词 unknown quantity:
a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
同义词：unknown
补充
unknown quantityunknown quantity1.难以预测的人〔事〕To her the outside world was a totally unknown quantity.对她来说, 外部世界完全是个未知数。例句
1. To Margaret the outside world was an unknown quantity.对玛格丽特而言, 外面的世界是个未知数。 2. He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.对竞争对手而言, 他还是个未知数。 3. "If you've never been published before, you're an unknown quantity, so you're going to have difficulty selling your first novel."如果你之前从未发表过作品，你就是一位尚不知名的作者，因此要卖掉你的第一部小说将是有难度的。热门单词推荐
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