[ADJ 形容词]前所未有的;空前的;没有先例的 If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.
Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented...
这种做法很罕见,但也不是没有先例的。
In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force.
1987年,社会党人史无前例地任命了一位非军队出身的人来指挥军队。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](质量、数量、规模)很高的,很大的 If you describe something as unprecedented, you are emphasizing that it is very great in quality, amount, or scale.
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Each home boasts an unprecedented level of quality throughout...
每家的质量都堪称一流。
The scheme has been hailed as an unprecedented success.
这个计划广受好评,被认为是一个巨大的成功。
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un·pre·ced·ent·edAWL/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd; NAmEʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/adjectivethat has never happened, been done or been known before 前所未有的;空前的;没有先例的◆The situation is unprecedented in modern times.这种情况在现代还没有出现过。▶un·pre·ced·ent·ed·ly/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli; NAmEʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli/adverb◆a period of unprecedentedly high food prices食物空前昂贵的时期un·pre·ced·ent·ed/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd; NAmEʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/un·pre·ced·ent·ed·ly/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli; NAmEʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli/
never having happened before, or never having happened so much: He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false. Crime has increased on an unprecedented scale.unprecedented in an event that is unprecedented in recent history► see thesaurus at
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—unprecedentedly adverb
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