unpalatable
Word family adjectiveunpalatableadverbunpalatably
un·pal·at·a·ble /ʌnˈpælətəbəl/ adjectiveadj 1 UNPLEASANTan unpalatable fact or idea is very unpleasant and difficult to accept 〔事实或想法〕使人不快的;令人讨厌的;难以接受的 The unpalatable truth is that the team isn’t getting any better. 让人难以接受的事实是这个队没有任何进步。
unpalatable to an idea that’s unpalatable to most people 让大多数人都难以接受的想法
2. DFUNPLEASANTunpalatable food tastes unpleasant 难吃的,不可口的 unpalatable truth• And that, Dougal told himself, was the cold, unpalatable truth.• This disenchantment reflects an unpalatable truth about their country.• The unpalatable truth, it seems, doesn't pay.• Until people are unequivocally taught this unpalatable truth there can be no preaching of good news.• The unpalatable truth was that his absence hurt her.