Word · Frequency #34735
uncharitable
/ˌʌnˈtʃæritəbl/
adjective
不仁慈的；无同情心的
not charitable; unkind or unsympathetic
- 1.
Not charitable
不慈善的；不宽厚的。
不慈善的；不宽厚的。；无慈悲心的；无情的；不宽厚的
In use
It was uncharitable of him to laugh at her mistake.
She tried not to make uncharitable comments about her coworker's new haircut.
Please don't take an uncharitable view of their decision; they did their best.
it is uncharitable to do sth
It was uncharitable to judge her so harshly without knowing the full story.
在不知道全部故事的情况下如此严厉地评判她是不宽容的。
be uncharitable towards sb
She is known for being uncharitable towards her colleagues.
她以对同事不宽厚而闻名。
be uncharitable of sb to do sth
It was uncharitable of him to make fun of her accent.
他取笑她的口音是不厚道的。
Common mistakes
She spoke uncharitable about her coworker.She spoke uncharitably about her coworker.
`uncharitable` 是形容词，不能修饰动词 `spoke`。应使用副词 `uncharitably` 来表示以不宽厚的方式讲话。
He was uncharitable for his comments.He was uncharitable in his comments.
表示“在……方面不宽厚”时，应使用介词 `in`，而非 `for`。
Connections
Confusing words
- charitable
- 慈悲的；宽厚的 · ‘charitable’是正面含义，表示仁慈宽容；而‘uncharitable’是否定前缀，表示不仁慈。学习者常因拼写相似而混淆
- unchartered
- 无特许的；未经许可的 · ‘unchartered’指缺乏官方许可或章程，与‘uncharitable’发音相近但意思完全不同，易拼写混淆
- unforgiving
- 不宽恕的；无情的 · ‘unforgiving’侧重指人不肯原谅他人，而‘uncharitable’侧重缺乏爱心和慷慨。两者近义但使用语境不同
Word family
- charitable
- 仁慈的，宽厚的 · adj.
- charitably
- 仁慈地，宽厚地 · adv.
- charity
- 慈善；慈悲 · n.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.