be unpresentable
常用作表语。
His shirt was unpresentable.
他的衬衫见不得人。
不体面的;拿不出手的;不中看的
不体面的,拿不出手的。;给人不佳或中性第一印象的;见不得人的;拿不出去的;不登大雅之堂的
not presentable; making a poor or neutral first impression
不体面的,拿不出手的。
Not presentable.
给人不佳或中性第一印象的
creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
After spilling coffee on my shirt, I looked unpresentable at the interview.
把咖啡洒在衬衫上后,我在面试时显得不体面。
用法提示:unpresentable 是形容词,作表语,表示“不体面的”,描述人的外表。
The apartment was unpresentable, so we spent the morning cleaning it before the party.
这套公寓太拿不出手了,所以我们聚会前花了一上午打扫它。
用法提示:unpresentable 是形容词,作表语,表示“拿不出手的”,描述地方因不整洁而不宜示人。
He knew his speech was unpresentable and decided to revise it before the ceremony.
他知道自己的演讲稿拿不出手,于是决定在仪式前修改一下。
用法提示:unpresentable 是形容词,作表语,表示“拿不出手的”,说明作品或讲话质量不合格。
常用作表语。
His shirt was unpresentable.
他的衬衫见不得人。
用作定语。
She wore an unpresentable dress.
她穿了一件拿不出手的裙子。
表示使某物变得不体面。
The stain made the tablecloth unpresentable.
污渍使桌布见不得人。
强调视觉上的不美观,多用于具体事物,不如unpresentable涵盖社交印象
侧重违反社会规范或礼节,不限于外表
通用性更强,不特指不适合展示或社交场合
grammar · medium
易错句子He unpresentabled himself at the party.
正确表达He was unpresentable at the party.
unpresentable是形容词,不能用作动词。应使用be动词+unpresentable。
grammar · medium
易错句子The report is unpresentable because it was not finished.
正确表达The report is unpresented because it was not finished.
unpresentable意为‘见不得人的’,强调质量差;unpresented意为‘未提交的’,强调动作未完成。此处应用unpresented。
presentable 意为“体面的、可展示的”,与 unpresentable 意义相反,不可混用。
unprecedented 意为“前所未有的”,与 unpresentable 拼写和发音相似但意义完全不同。
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