late 14c., "not been physically contacted," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of touch (v.). Meaning "unharmed, uninjured" is from c. 1400; that of "not used at all" is from 1530s; sense of "unmoved emotionally" is from 1610s.
雙語例句
1. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
這里大半遭毀,幾乎沒有一棟建筑完好無損,變成了一塊荒廢之地。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He murmured something, then, food left untouched, went into the sitting-room.
他咕噥了些什么,然后食物絲毫未動就進了起居室。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Asian airlines remain untouched by the deregulation that has swept America.
亞洲航空公司并未受到席卷美國的撤銷管制浪潮的影響。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Vested interests were left untouched.
既得利益未受影響。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The coffee was untouched, the toast had cooled.