| 释义 |
unheard ofunˈheard of, unheard-of adjective   so unusual that nothing like it has ever happened before► unprecedented an unprecedented event or situation, especially a good one, has never happened before: · There has been an unprecedented demand for tickets.· An unprecedented boom in tourism brought prosperity to the town.· In the 1920's the number of Scots who made the journey across the Atlantic to the United States was unprecedented. ► unheard of informal a situation or event that is unheard of is surprising or shocking because it has never happened before and is difficult to imagine: · Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of in the nineteenth century.an unheard-of luxury/achievement/outburst etc: · When my father was a child, a television was an unheard-of luxury.· The band had received six Grammy Awards -- an unheard-of achievement in such a short time. something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before:  Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of until the 19th century. |