unattractive ♦︎ off-putting ♦︎ unappealing ♦︎ unappetizingThese words all describe behaviour and things that are not good, interesting or pleasant.這些詞均表示不好的、無趣的、令人反感的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unattractive / off-putting / unappealing to sb◆an unattractive / unappealing quality / prospect / character / personality◆to find sth unattractive / off-putting◆to look unattractive / unappetizing◆distinctly unattractive / off-putting / unappealing / unappetizing◆very / rather unattractive / off-putting■unattractive (ratherformal) having features or qualities that make you dislike or want to avoid it不好的;無趣的;令人反感的◆This is one of the more unattractive aspects of the free market economy.這是自由市場經濟較爲糟糕的一個方面。◆He was an unattractive character: selfish, moody and arrogant.他一點也不討人喜歡:自私、喜怒無常又傲慢。ⓘ Unattractive is used to describe features, possibilities and people's characters. Collocates include aspect, feature, alternative, proposition, prospect, personality and character. * unattractive用以描述特征、可能性和人的性格,搭配詞有aspect、feature、alternative、proposition、prospect、personality和character。OPPattractive ⇨ popular■off-ˈputting (especially BrE, informal) not pleasant, in a way that prevents you from liking sb/sth使人生厭的;令人討厭的◆I find his manner a bit off-putting.我覺得他的舉止有點兒討人嫌。■unappealing ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ (ratherformal) unattractive不好的;無趣的;令人反感的◆The prospect of studying for another five years was distinctly unappealing.未來還需要再學五年,真是讓人厭煩。◆The book's main character is dull and unappealing.這本書的主要特點是枯燥無趣。OPPappealing ⇨ popularNOTE辨析 Unattractive or unappealing?There is not much difference in meaning or use between these words. Unattractive is more frequent, but it is also used to describe people who are not sexually attractive: you can say that sb has an unattractive/unappealing personality but an unattractive man/woman is usually sb who is not sexually attractive; an unappealing man/woman is more likely to have an unpleasant personality.這兩個詞在含義和用法上均無太大區别。unattractive更常見,但除了本條中所列之義外,亦可用以形容人不性感、不漂亮。可以說an unattractive/unappealing personality,但an unattractive man/woman通常指不性感的人,而an unappealing man/woman更有可能指性格不討人喜歡的人。■unappetizing (BrE alsounappetising) ʌnˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ (of food) unpleasant to eat; looking as if it will be unpleasant to eat(食物)難吃的,倒胃口的,看似難吃的◆She brought me an unappetizing meal of cold fried eggs on toast.她給我端來一份冷的煎蛋吐司,看上去就倒胃口。OPPappetizing ⇨ delicious