unprepossessing + noun
He had an unprepossessing appearance.
他其貌不扬。
不起眼的;不引人注目的;其貌不扬的
不引人注目的;平淡无奇的;给人不佳或中性第一印象的;不讨人喜欢的;不吸引人的
not attractive or impressive in appearance; dull, ordinary, and lacking distinction, often creating a neutral or unfavorable first impression
不引人注目的;平淡无奇的
Unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary; nondescript.
给人不佳或中性第一印象的
creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
The restaurant looked unprepossessing from the outside, but its food was excellent.
这家餐馆从外面看起来不起眼,但它的食物非常美味。
用法提示:unprepossessing 作形容词,表示“不起眼的”,描述餐馆外观。
Despite his unprepossessing appearance, he gave the most inspiring speech of the evening.
尽管他其貌不扬,他却发表了当晚最鼓舞人心的演讲。
用法提示:unprepossessing 修饰 appearance,意为“其貌不扬的”。
She chose an unprepossessing street for her studio, where the rent was low.
她为工作室选了一条不起眼的街道,那里的租金很低。
用法提示:unprepossessing 作定语,意为“不起眼的”,修饰 street。
He had an unprepossessing appearance.
他其貌不扬。
The building is unprepossessing from the outside.
这座建筑从外面看毫不起眼。
She seemed rather unprepossessing at first.
起初她显得相当不引人注意。
grammar · medium
易错句子His unprepossessing behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
正确表达His unprepossessing appearance made everyone uncomfortable.
Unprepossessing 只修饰外表或外在印象,不用于描述行为或性格。
grammar · medium
易错句子She unprepossesses people with her rude attitude.
正确表达She is unprepossessing because of her rude attitude.
Unprepossessing 是形容词,不能用作动词。应使用 be+unprepossessing 结构。
unassuming 强调为人低调不张扬,通常带有褒义;而 unprepossessing 仅指外表或第一印象不吸引人,不带褒贬。
unpretentious 指不刻意炫耀、朴实自然,是正面评价;unprepossessing 指外表平凡甚至不讨喜,是中性或负面。
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