unaided

unaided — adjective

1. able to do something or reach a result entirely by your own effort, without depe

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to do something or reach a result entirely by your own effort, without depending on other people, machines, or external assistance

例句

Élise climbed the steep mountain trail unaided, carrying her own pack and water.

Venus is easily visible to the unaided eye just after sunset.

set phrase: unaided eye (celestial visibility without a telescope)

同義詞
  • alone

    emphasises physical solitude rather than absence of assistance; 'He walked alone' could mean no one else was present rather than no one helped him

  • independently

    more formal and broader in scope, often used for financial, political, or operational autonomy rather than a single action

  • single-handedly

    implies accomplishment of something difficult that would normally require a team; carries a more dramatic, admiring tone

  • by oneself

    everyday conversational equivalent; less formal and less precise about the absence of external tools or assistance

反義詞
  • assisted

    straightforward opposite, common in medical and technical contexts

  • aided

    direct antonym but less frequent in everyday use

文法句型

do something unaided

be + unaided

unaided + noun

visible to the unaided eye

用法筆記

Commonly appears after action verbs (e.g. walk, climb, complete, pass) at the end of a sentence, functioning like an adverb while remaining an adjective in form. The attributive use is rarer but appears in fixed phrases such as unaided eye and unaided effort.

常見錯誤

❌He did it without any unaided help.
✅He did it unaided.
💡unaided already means 'without help'; adding 'without any help' creates redundancy.
❌She finished the race unaidedly.
✅She finished the race unaided.
💡unaided is an adjective, not an adverb; unaidedly is not standard English.