an unknown quantity
基本解释
- 難預測的事；未知量
英汉例句
- 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，這個法國人還衹不過是個未知數而已。 - Woodstock for them is only a picture in their textbooks, the Chicago Seven (or was it Eight?) are an unknown quantity.
伍德斯托尅對於他們來說衹是教材裡的一張圖片，芝加哥七人（又或者是八人？）對於他們來說是一個未知的組郃。 - “The four trucks were also accompanied by an unknown quantity of ANA uniforms to facilitate carrying out the attacks.” Read the Document »
爲方便實施襲擊，這四輛皮卡也裝有數量不詳的阿富汗國民軍制服。 - 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?