be unforgiving to/toward sb
She was unforgiving toward her son's mistake.
她对儿子的错误毫不宽恕。
不宽恕的;不原谅人的;无情的
不愿或不能原谅或显示宽恕;不容情的;不宽容的;不宽恕人的
不愿或不能原谅或显示宽恕
Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
不容情的;不宽容的
Having no allowance for weakness.
After he broke her trust, she remained unforgiving and refused to speak to him.
在他辜负了她的信任之后,她仍然不原谅他,拒绝跟他说话。
用法提示:unforgiving 在这里作表语形容词,描述“不肯原谅别人”的态度。
The coach was unforgiving of any mistake during the final practice.
教练对最后一堂训练课上的任何失误都毫不留情。
用法提示:unforgiving 与 of 连用,作表语形容词,表示“对……不留情面/不宽恕”。
My grandmother could be unforgiving when someone lied to her.
我奶奶在别人对她撒谎时可能会很不谅解。
用法提示:unforgiving 作表语形容词,搭配 when 从句,表示“不轻易原谅别人”。
She was unforgiving toward her son's mistake.
她对儿子的错误毫不宽恕。
The coach is unforgiving of any laziness.
教练对任何懒惰都不宽容。
The desert is an unforgiving environment.
沙漠是一个毫不留情的环境。
grammar · medium
易错句子He unforgiving me.
正确表达He is unforgiving towards me.
Unforgiving 是形容词,不能直接带宾语,需要系动词 is 和介词 towards 来连接被原谅的对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子His mistake was unforgiving.
正确表达His mistake was unforgivable.
Unforgiving 形容人(不原谅他人的),而 unforgivable 形容行为(不可原谅的)。这里要表达“错误不可原谅”,应用 unforgivable。
用于形容行为或事物,而非人;unforgiving形容人或环境缺乏宽容。
remorseless强调没有悔意或同情,而unforgiving强调不愿原谅。
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