Word · Frequency #19894
undemanding
要求不高的；轻松的；不严格的
requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; not demanding
- 1.
Not demanding
要求不高的。
要求不高的。；要求不高的；容易的；不严格的
In use
After a busy week, I like an undemanding hobby like reading comics.
The course is undemanding enough that you can study while working.
She chose an undemanding job so she could spend more time with her family.
be undemanding
undemanding 常用于系表结构，表示某事不需要太多精力或努力。
The task is undemanding.
这项任务很容易。
an undemanding + noun
作定语时前面用 an，因为 undemanding 以元音音素开头。
She has an undemanding schedule.
她的日程很轻松。
find sth undemanding
find + 宾语 + undemanding 表示“觉得……不费劲”。
He found the work undemanding.
他觉得这工作很轻松。
Common mistakes
The job is undemanded.The job is undemanding.
undemanding 是形容词，意为“不需要太多努力或注意力的”，由现在分词 demanding 加反义前缀 un- 构成；不能用过去分词形式 undemanded。描述事物本身的属性时用 -ing 形式。
She is very undemanding to her students.She is very undemanding with her students.
表示“对某人要求不高、不严格”时，undemanding 后接介词 with，不接 to；这是受汉语介词“对”直译成 to 的影响。
Connections
Collocations
- an undemanding job
- 一份轻松的工作
- After years of high-pressure work, she now enjoys an undemanding job at a bookshop.在高强度工作多年后，她现在很喜欢书店里这份轻松的工作。
- an undemanding task
- 一项不费劲的任务
- The teacher gave the class an undemanding task to keep them quietly occupied.老师给全班布置了一项不费劲的任务，让学生们安静地有事可做。
- an undemanding schedule
- 轻松的日程安排
- He chose an undemanding schedule that left him plenty of time for his family.他选择了轻松的日程安排，这样有大量时间陪伴家人。
- an undemanding boss
- 一位不苛刻的上司
- Her undemanding boss never complains when she leaves a few minutes early.她那位不苛刻的上司从不在她早走几分钟时抱怨。
- an undemanding read
- 一本轻松易读的书
- After a long day, I prefer an undemanding read to a complex novel.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-表示“不”，demanding是“要求高”，合起来“要求不高”，即轻松、不费力。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作或任务、人或性格 undemanding 是中性词，多用于形容需要较少精力、耐心或技能的工作、课程或人；在口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 undemanding 真正押韵（重读元音及后续音均为 /ɑːndɪŋ/）的词有 demanding、commanding 等。landing、standing、understanding、expanding 虽以 -anding 结尾，但重读元音是 /æ/，读作 /ændɪŋ/，与目标词不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.