unemployed

unemployed — adjective

1. describes a person who has no paid work and would like to have a job

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a person who has no paid work and would like to have a job

例句

After the factory closed, Ayana was unemployed for nearly a year.

unemployed for [duration]

The government offers free training courses to unemployed workers who want to change careers.

unemployed + noun (attributive use)

同義詞
  • jobless

    slightly more informal; common in news headlines

  • out of work

    neutral phrase, interchangeable with 'unemployed'

  • laid off

    specifically means the employer ended the job due to business reasons, not performance

  • redundant

    UK English term for being laid off from a job that no longer exists

反義詞
  • employed

    the direct opposite — having paid work

  • working

    general antonym suggesting active employment

文法句型

be/become unemployed

unemployed + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used as a complement after be / become / remain, or placed directly before a noun (unemployed graduates, unemployed youth). Do NOT use it as a count noun for an individual — 'an unemployed' is incorrect.

常見錯誤

❌He is an unemployed.
✅He is unemployed.
💡'unemployed' is an adjective, not a noun for a single person.
❌She has been unemployed since three years.
✅She has been unemployed for three years.
💡use 'for' (not 'since') with a duration.

unemployed — noun