unfriendly

/ʌnˈfrendli/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

不友好的；冷淡的；有敌意的

释义与例句

adj. 不友好的；冷淡的；有敌意的
not kind or pleasant to other people, or showing a lack of warmth or goodwill
  1. The receptionist was unfriendly and ignored our question.
    那位接待员很不友好，对我们的问题置之不理。
  2. He gave me an unfriendly look and walked away.
    他不友好地看了我一眼，然后走开了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The villagers were not unfriendly; they were simply shy with strangers.
    村民们并非不友好，只是面对陌生人比较腼腆。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 friendly 和 unfriendly 都是形容词而非副词；be unfriendly to/towards sb 表示“对某人不友好”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • unfriendliness 不友好；冷淡
    不可数名词，指不友好的态度或行为；日常英语中直接描述行为时常用 unfriendly。
同义词
  • hostile 敌对的；怀有敌意的
    unfriendly 指缺乏友善或态度冷淡，不一定有攻击意图；hostile 语气更强，明确表示敌意、反对或攻击倾向，也可指不利或危险的环境。
    The proposal received a hostile response from several committee members. 这项提议遭到了几位委员会成员的强烈反对。
反义词
  • friendly 友好的；亲切的
    friendly 和 unfriendly 都是形容词，虽然以 -ly 结尾却不是副词；描述态度时常用 be friendly/unfriendly to 或 towards somebody。
    The staff were friendly and answered all our questions patiently. 工作人员很友好，耐心回答了我们所有的问题。
常见搭配
  • be unfriendly to 对……不友好
    The new student thought his classmates were unfriendly to him at first. 起初，这名新生认为同学们对他不友好。
  • an unfriendly manner 不友好的态度
    She answered our questions in an unfriendly manner. 她以不友好的态度回答了我们的问题。
  • an unfriendly atmosphere 不友好的氛围
    The constant criticism created an unfriendly atmosphere in the office. 持续不断的批评使办公室形成了不友好的氛围。