unaffordable

/ˌʌnəˈfɔːdəbl/ adjective
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

买不起的；负担不起的

释义与例句

adjective 买不起的；负担不起的
too expensive to be afforded by someone
  1. Housing in the city has become unaffordable for many families.
    城市住房对许多家庭来说已经变得买不起。
  2. The medicine was unaffordable for poor patients.
    这种药对贫穷病人来说负担不起。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Luxury cars remain unaffordable for most people.
    豪华汽车对大多数人来说仍然买不起。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 un（不）+ affordable（买得起的）= 买不起的

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • affordable 负担得起的
    positive form; affordable is the antonym base
同义词
  • costly 昂贵的
    costly means expensive but does not always mean beyond means
    The repairs turned out to be very costly. 修理结果非常昂贵。
反义词
  • affordable 负担得起的
    affordable directly means within one's financial reach
    We need more affordable housing in the area. 我们需要该地区有更多负担得起的住房。
常见搭配
  • unaffordable housing 买不起的住房
    Unaffordable housing is a major problem in big cities. 买不起的住房是大城市的主要问题。
  • unaffordable prices 难以承受的价格
    Unaffordable prices forced many to leave the city. 难以承受的价格迫使许多人离开城市。
  • financially unaffordable 经济上负担不起的
    The project was financially unaffordable for the government. 该项目对政府来说经济上负担不起。