Word · Frequency #19633
disinclined
不愿意的；不乐意的；无意于…的
not willing to do something; reluctant
- 1.
Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
不情愿的；不愿意的；无意于...的。
不情愿的；不愿意的；无意于...的。；不愿意的；无意于...的
In use
I feel disinclined to go out in this heavy rain.
She was disinclined to argue with her colleague about such a small matter.
He seemed disinclined to accept the invitation.
be disinclined to do sth
这是最常用的结构，表示不愿意做某事。
He was disinclined to argue with his boss.
他不愿意和老板争论。
be disinclined to sth
后接名词或动名词，表示不愿接受、不认同某事物。
Many residents are disinclined to the proposed changes.
许多居民不愿意接受提议的变更。
feel disinclined to do sth
用 feel 时语气较委婉，强调主观感受。
I feel disinclined to go out tonight.
我今晚不太想出门。
Common mistakes
I disinclined to attend the meeting.I am disinclined to attend the meeting.
disinclined 是形容词，不是动词，不能直接充当谓语，必须与系动词 be 连用构成系表结构。汉语的“不情愿”常作动词，导致直译时漏掉 be。
She is disinclined to going out.She is disinclined to go out.
disinclined to 后接动词原形构成不定式，不接动名词。汉语中“去做”的“去”不影响英语，需用 to do 而非 to doing。
Connections
Collocations
- be disinclined to do something
- 不愿意做某事
- She was disinclined to argue with her boss.她不愿意和老板争论。
- feel disinclined to
- 感到不乐意去…
- I feel disinclined to attend the meeting.我感到不乐意去参加会议。
- disinclined to believe
- 不愿相信
- He was disinclined to believe the rumor.他不愿相信那个谣言。
- disinclined to accept
- 不愿意接受
- They are disinclined to accept the compromise.他们不愿意接受这个妥协。
Pop culture & quotes
- I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means no.
- 我不愿意答应你的请求。意思就是：不去。In the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Barbossa uses overly formal language to reject Elizabeth Swann's demand, making his refusal sound both grand and funny.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 dis 加 inclined：不 + 倾向；心里不倾向，就是不情愿。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic texts、official statements 这个词比较正式，通常多用于书面语和正式场合，表示“不愿意的”或“不情愿的”。在日常对话中较少见，常用“not willing”或“don't want to”代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的词尾均读作 /aɪnd/，与 disinclined 押韵。注意：incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/、decline /dɪˈklaɪn/、disincline /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/ 等词词末均无 /d/，不要与 disinclined 混淆；discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ 拼写相似但读音完全不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.