be indisposed to do sth
表示主观上的不情愿,语气较委婉。
She was indisposed to attend the meeting.
她不愿意参加会议。
轻微不适的;身体不舒服的
不愿意的;不情愿的;轻微不适。;厌恶的;不舒服的;不能的
比 ill 程度轻,常作委婉语。
轻微不适。
Mildly ill.
不愿意的;不情愿的
Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.
I'm afraid I'll be indisposed tomorrow, so I can't attend the meeting.
恐怕我明天身体不适,所以无法参加会议。
用法提示:indisposed 为形容词,作表语,委婉表示“身体不舒服”。
She felt indisposed after the long flight and went straight to bed.
长途飞行后她感觉身体不适,直接上床睡觉了。
用法提示:indisposed 跟在 felt 后作表语,描述身体不适的状态。
The speaker was indisposed, so the event organizers had to find a replacement.
演讲者身体不适,所以活动组织者不得不另找替代人选。
用法提示:was indisposed 表示当时身体不适,属于正式表达。
表示主观上的不情愿,语气较委婉。
She was indisposed to attend the meeting.
她不愿意参加会议。
指身体轻微不适,常用作婉辞。
He felt indisposed and decided to stay home.
他感到不舒服,决定待在家里。
比indisposed更常用,语气稍弱
最直接的近义词
较正式,常接to
较正式,语气温和
语气较强,常指厌恶
grammar · medium
易错句子He indisposed to come to the party.
正确表达He is indisposed to come to the party.
Indisposed 是形容词,不能直接作谓语,必须前加系动词 be。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am indisposed to finish the work on time.
正确表达I am unable to finish the work on time.
Indisposed 表示‘不愿意’或‘不舒服’,不表示‘没能力’;表达‘不能’应使用 unable。
disposed 是肯定形式,表示‘愿意的’或‘有倾向的’;而 indisposed 是否定形式,表示‘不愿意的’或‘身体不适’。
predisposed 强调事先的倾向或易感性,而 indisposed 强调当下的不愿意或不适。
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