unfinished

/ənˈfɪnɪʃt/ adjective

not completed or fully done

Word Origin Unfinished is straightforward: un- 'not' + finished, from Latin finis 'end, boundary.' The root finis gives us final, finite, define (to set boundaries), and infinite (without end). So unfinished means not brought to an end. The negative prefix un- is Germanic, while the root is Latin, a classic hybrid.

adjective not completed or fully done

She left her painting unfinished because she ran out of time.

(形容词) 未完成的;未完工的

她因为时间不够,把画作留在了未完成的状态。

(adjetivo) inacabado; incompleto; sin terminar; por terminar [no terminado o completado]

Dejó su pintura sin terminar porque se le acabó el tiempo.

(adjectif) inachevé; non terminé; incomplet [Qui n'a pas été mené à son terme ; incomplet.]

Elle a laissé sa peinture inachevée, car elle manquait de temps.

(Adjektiv) unvollendet; nicht fertig [nicht abgeschlossen oder vollständig erledigt]

Sie ließ ihr Gemälde **unfinished**, weil ihr die Zeit davonlief.

(形容詞) 完成されていない、完全に終わっていない状態。

彼女は時間が足りなくなったため、絵を未完成のままにした。

(adjetivo) inacabado; incompleto; por terminar [não concluído ou totalmente terminado]

Ela deixou seu quadro inacabado porque ficou sem tempo.

Word parts: un + finish + ed

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