形容身分不明或不具名的狀態。
匿名的
EN: an anonymous letter
翻譯: 一封匿名信
不知名的
EN: an anonymous donor
翻譯: 一位不知名的捐贈者
無特色的
EN: an anonymous office building
翻譯: 一棟毫無特色的辦公大樓
小提醒：注意：形容捐款、作品等來源時，常指「不具名」而非「可疑的」。
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“A few years ago, my principal got an anonymous email from one of our students.”
1. having no known name or identity
匿名的；不知姓名的；名字不公開的
The donation was made by an anonymous benefactor.
這筆捐款是由一位匿名捐助者捐贈的。
She received an anonymous letter threatening her.
她收到一封威脅她的匿名信。
The police are looking for an anonymous witness who called the tip line.
警方正在尋找一位撥打舉報熱線的匿名目擊者。
2. done, sent, or given by someone whose name is not known or made public
由匿名者所做（或發送、給予）的
The company received an anonymous complaint about workplace safety.
公司收到一份關於工作場所安全的匿名投訴。
He made an anonymous donation to the charity.
他向該慈善機構進行了匿名捐款。
The website allows users to post anonymous comments.
這個網站允許用戶發表匿名評論。
3. lacking individuality, character, or distinction; impersonal
無個性特色的；千篇一律的；不具名的
He felt lost in the anonymous crowds of the big city.
他覺得自己迷失在大城市千篇一律的人群中。
The building was just another anonymous glass tower in the financial district.
這棟建築只是金融區裡另一棟不具名的玻璃大樓。
The artist started her career creating anonymous commercial work.
這位藝術家職業生涯初期創作的是不具名的商業作品。
4. used in computing to describe actions where the user's identity is hidden
（網路、計算機）匿名的；不顯示身分的
You can browse the forum anonymously without creating an account.
你可以匿名瀏覽這個論壇，無需創建帳戶。
They used an anonymous proxy server to hide their IP address.
他們使用匿名代理伺服器來隱藏自己的IP位址。
The service promises anonymous and encrypted communication.
該服務承諾提供匿名且加密的通訊。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| anonymous + noun | 匿名的 + 名詞 | He received an anonymous letter. (他收到一封匿名信。) |
| remain/stay anonymous | 保持匿名 | The donor wished to remain anonymous. (捐贈者希望保持匿名。) |
| anonymous to + noun/pronoun | 對...來說是匿名的 | The author is anonymous to the public. (這位作者對大眾來說是匿名的。) |
| anonymous in + noun/gerund | 在...方面匿名的 | She was anonymous in her charitable work. (她在慈善工作中是匿名的。) |
對比例句： EN: The author of the letter wished to remain anonymous. 翻譯: 這封信的作者希望保持匿名。
EN:The tip was submitted anonymously through a secure website.
翻譯:這個線索是透過一個安全網站匿名提交的。
記住：描述「事物」用 anonymous，描述「做事的方式」用 anonymously。
anonymous vs anonymousness
「anonymous」是形容詞，描述「匿名的」狀態或性質；「anonymousness」是名詞，指「匿名性」這個抽象概念。
anonymous vs unnamed
「anonymous」強調身份未知且通常刻意隱藏；「unnamed」僅表示未提及或未指定名字，不一定刻意隱藏。
anonymous vs incognito
「anonymous」泛指身份不公開；「incognito」特指為了不被認出而偽裝或隱藏身份，常用於具體人物。
當轉述他人或大眾的匿名意見時，常用來模糊主體。 EN: Some anonymous person online said the event was cancelled. 翻譯: 網上有個匿名人士說活動取消了。
EN:We got an anonymous tip about the meeting location.
翻譯:我們收到一個關於會議地點的匿名線報。
用來強調「完全不知來源」或「身份徹底隱藏」的狀態，帶有神祕或無奈的語氣。 EN: The donation came from an anonymous benefactor—we have no idea who. 翻譯: 捐款來自一位匿名善心人士，我們完全不知道是誰。
EN:It's just another anonymous complaint in the suggestion box.
翻譯:這又是意見箱裡另一則匿名投訴。
在描述不確定來源的事物時，作為短暫停頓後的補充說明。 EN: The feedback, anonymous of course, was pretty harsh. 翻譯: 那個回饋，當然是匿名的啦，相當尖銳。
EN:They hired an, uh, anonymous third party to review it.
翻譯:他們雇了一個，呃，匿名的第三方來審查。
正式寫作注意：在正式報告或學術寫作中，應避免將「anonymous」用於口語填充或隨意引述，需明確指出資訊來源為「未具名」(unnamed) 或「保密」(confidential)，並提供獲取該資訊的正式管道說明。
anonymous donor
anonymous + noun
匿名捐贈者
remain anonymous
verb + anonymous
保持匿名
anonymous letter
anonymous + noun
匿名信
anonymous tip
anonymous + noun
匿名線報
anonymous caller
anonymous + noun
匿名來電者
anonymous source
anonymous + noun
匿名消息來源
anonymous feedback
anonymous + noun
匿名反饋
anonymous group
anonymous + noun
匿名團體
×He wrote an anonymous about the government.
✓He wrote an anonymous article about the government.
"anonymous" 是形容詞，不能單獨當作名詞使用。必須修飾一個名詞（如 article、letter、donor 等）。
×The report was published anonymous.
✓The report was published anonymously.
修飾動詞（如 published）時，應使用副詞形式 "anonymously"，而非形容詞 "anonymous"。
×It was sent by anonymous person.
✓It was sent by an anonymous person.
當 "anonymous" 修飾可數單數名詞（如 person）時，前面必須加上不定冠詞 "an"（因為 anonymous 以母音開頭）。
×The message was anonymous from the sender.
✓The message was anonymous. / The sender remained anonymous.
"anonymous" 本身已包含「身分不明」的含義，通常不直接與 "from" 搭配來指出處。若要說明主體，常用 "remain/stay anonymous" 或 "an anonymous + noun" 結構。
×The donations were anonymous donor.
✓The donations were from anonymous donors.
當主詞為複數（如 donations）或所指對象為複數時，被 "anonymous" 修飾的名詞也應使用複數形式以保持一致性。
×It was an anonimous contribution.
✓It was an anonymous contribution.
常見拼寫錯誤是將第二個音節的 "o" 誤寫為 "i"。正確拼寫為 a-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s，重音在第二音節。