Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3622
unhappy
不快乐的；悲伤的；不满的
feeling or showing sadness; discontented
- 1.
Not happy; sad.
不快乐的；悲伤的
- 2.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
感到或表现出或引起悲伤、忧愁或不满的
- 3.
Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
不满意的；不满足的
- 4.
generalized feeling of distress
普遍痛苦感
- 5.
causing discomfort
引起不适的
不幸的；倒霉的；令人遗憾的；不适当的；不合适的；不快乐的；悲伤的；感到或表现出或引起悲伤、忧愁或不满的；不满意的；不满足的
In use
She looked unhappy when she read the letter.
The unhappy boy sat alone in the corner.
I felt unhappy about leaving my friends behind.
unhappy over her departure
unhappy with her raise
after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence
had an unhappy time at school
the unhappy (or sad) news
the unhappy truth
Connections
Collocations
- unhappy with
- 对…不满意
- She was unhappy with the service at the restaurant.她对那家餐厅的服务不满意。
- unhappy about
- 对…感到不快
- He was unhappy about the decision.他对这个决定感到不快。
- unhappy childhood
- 不幸的童年
- She had an unhappy childhood.她有一个不幸的童年。
- unhappy marriage
- 不幸福的婚姻
- They ended their unhappy marriage.他们结束了不幸福的婚姻。
- unhappy ending
- 悲惨的结局
- The movie had an unhappy ending.这部电影有一个悲惨的结局。
- unhappy at
- 对…感到不高兴
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把快乐的‘happy’前面加上否定前缀‘un’，就像在笑脸前放个叉号，成了‘不快乐’。
Context & Register
neutral, contexts: 日常情绪、人际关系、工作, 注: 通常用于描述不快乐或不满足的状态，适用于多种场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -appy that rhyme with the last syllable of 'unhappy' (IPA: /ʌnˈhæpi/). Note that while all share the 'ppy' spelling and /æpi/ sound, the stress differs (e.g., 'happy' is stressed on the first syllable, whereas 'unhappy' is stressed on the second).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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