be dissatisfactory to sb
后接人，表示对某人而言不满意。
This arrangement is dissatisfactory to many employees.
这一安排令许多员工不满意。
令人不满意的；不够理想的
令人不满的
not up to expectations
令人不满的
Causing dissatisfaction.
The service at the hotel was dissatisfactory, so we asked for a refund.
酒店的服务令人不满意，所以我们要求退款。
用法提示：dissatisfactory 作表语形容词，表示“令人不满意的”。
The employee gave a dissatisfactory explanation for the delay.
这名员工对延误给出了一番令人不满意的解释。
用法提示：dissatisfactory 作定语修饰名词 explanation，意为“令人不满意的”。
We found the results dissatisfactory and decided to repeat the experiment.
我们发现结果不够理想，于是决定重做实验。
用法提示：dissatisfactory 作宾语补足语，描述 results 的状态。
后接人，表示对某人而言不满意。
This arrangement is dissatisfactory to many employees.
这一安排令许多员工不满意。
后接事物或情况，表示在某方面不满意。
The service was dissatisfactory for the price paid.
就所付的价格而言，这项服务不尽人意。
find+宾语+形容词结构，表示认为某事物令人不满意。
Many customers find the product's quality dissatisfactory.
许多顾客发现该产品的质量令人不满意。
后接名词或名词短语，说明不满意的具体方面。
The report is dissatisfactory in its lack of detail.
该报告因缺乏细节而令人不满意。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am dissatisfactory with your work.
正确表达I am dissatisfied with your work.
“dissatisfactory”是形容词，意为“令人不满意的”，修饰事物；而“dissatisfied”形容人感到不满。中文学习者常混淆这两个词，错误地用“dissatisfactory”描述人的感受。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dissatisfactory of the food was obvious.
正确表达The dissatisfaction with the food was obvious.
“dissatisfactory”是形容词，不能用作名词。表示“不满”的名词形式是“dissatisfaction”。学习者受中文“不满”一词兼类的影响，可能错误地将其当作名词使用。
dissatisfactory 较为正式，unsatisfactory 更常用
disappointing 强调使人失望，dissatisfactory 强调不满足期望
dissatisfied 形容人的感受，dissatisfactory 形容事物的性质
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