Word · Frequency #8550
unnatural
不自然的；反常的；不近人情的
核心释义
not natural; not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
- 1.
非自然的
Not natural.
- 2.
不符合自然的；违背自然的
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
- 3.
自然、环境或大气中不存在的
Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
- 4.
不正常的；非典型的或不符合常规的
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- 5.
违背自然的；反常的
Going against nature; perverse.
- 6.
说话或举止做作以给人留下印象
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
非自然的；不符合自然的；违背自然的；自然、环境或大气中不存在的；不正常的；非典型的或不符合常规的；违背自然的；反常的
用法In use
It felt unnatural to smile at someone I had just met.
用法提示：unnatural 是形容词，表示“不自然的”，描述微笑这一行为显得勉强、别扭。
The robot's movements looked unnatural, as if its joints were stiff.
用法提示：unnatural 作表语形容词，修饰动作，表示看起来违反常态。
The bright green grass in the desert seemed unnatural to the travelers.
用法提示：unnatural 是形容词，表示“反常的”，描述事物看似违背自然的感觉。
an unnatural death
the child's unnatural interest in death
it is unnatural (for sb) to do sth
表示某事违反常理或天性。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unnatural causes
- 非自然原因
- The police determined that he died of unnatural causes.警方确定他死于非自然原因。
- unnatural death
- 非正常死亡
- An investigation was opened into the unnatural death of the young woman.对那名年轻女子的非正常死亡展开了调查。
- unnatural behavior
- 反常行为
- Her unnatural behavior at the party made everyone uncomfortable.她在派对上的反常行为让所有人都不舒服。
- unnatural silence
- 不自然的沉默
- There was an unnatural silence in the room after his announcement.他宣布之后，房间里出现了一种不自然的沉默。
- unnatural color
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：un-（不）+ natural（自然）= 不自然；想想一个人强装笑脸，表情很“做作”的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学批评、日常评价、道德讨论 该词在多数情况下为中性，但具体语境略有侧重：用于自然现象时偏正式，用于行为评价时泛指不正常，用于道德谴责时语气较重。通常根据上下文判断，无明显口语或书面语倾向。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only words ending in '-natural' (natural, supernatural) rhyme with unnatural (same stressed vowel /æ/). Words like cultural, structural, agricultural, and architectural share the '-tural' spelling but have different stressed vowels (/ʌ/ or /ɛ/), so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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