unpleasant

/ʌnˈplezənt/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

令人不快的；使人不舒服的；不友善的；刻薄的；无礼的

释义与例句

adj. 令人不快的；使人不舒服的
not enjoyable or attractive, or causing discomfort, dislike or annoyance
  1. The medicine had an unpleasant taste despite the added flavouring.
    尽管添加了调味剂，这种药还是很难吃。
  2. We had an unpleasant experience at the airport when our luggage went missing.
    我们的行李丢失，使我们在机场有了一段不愉快的经历。
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  1. The weather turned cold and unpleasant during our walk.
    我们散步时，天气变得寒冷而令人难受。
adj. 不友善的；刻薄的；无礼的
rude, unkind or offensive in the way one speaks or behaves
  1. He was unpleasant to the waiters throughout the meal.
    整顿饭期间，他对服务员都很不客气。
  2. She made several unpleasant remarks about her colleague's appearance.
    她对同事的外貌说了几句刻薄的话。
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  1. I do not want to be unpleasant, but the noise from your room is keeping everyone awake.
    我不想说难听话，但你房间里的噪音让大家都没法睡觉。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pleasant 加 un- 构成 unpleasant；既可说 an unpleasant smell，也可说 be unpleasant to somebody，后者指对人不友善。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • pleasant 令人愉快的；友善的
    形容词，与 unpleasant 相对，可描述经历、环境、感官感受或人的态度。
同义词
  • nasty 令人讨厌的；恶毒的；糟糕的
    unpleasant 是通用的“令人不快”，可描述经历、气味、天气或态度；nasty 更口语且语气常更强，描述人时有“恶毒、刻薄”之意，还可指伤口等严重。
    There was a nasty smell coming from the rubbish bin. 垃圾桶里传来一股难闻的臭味。
反义词
  • pleasant 令人愉快的；宜人的
    pleasant 与 unpleasant 都可描述经历和感官感受，也可描述人的言行；pleasant weather 是“宜人的天气”，a pleasant person 是“友善的人”。
    We spent a pleasant afternoon walking beside the lake. 我们在湖边散步，度过了愉快的下午。
常见搭配
  • an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味
    An unpleasant smell made it difficult to stay in the room. 一股难闻的气味让人难以待在房间里。
  • an unpleasant experience 不愉快的经历
    She reported the unpleasant experience to the hotel manager. 她把这段不愉快的经历反映给了酒店经理。
  • an unpleasant surprise 令人不快的意外
    We got an unpleasant surprise when the final bill arrived. 最终账单送来时，其中的金额让我们大吃一惊、很是不快。