Word · Frequency #21394
unprofessional
不专业的；违反职业规范的；外行的
not characteristic of or befitting a profession or a professional person
- 1.
Unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace.
有失职业身份的；不适宜工作场所的。
- 2.
Lacking a profession.
没有职业的。
- 3.
Not relating to professional occupation or employment; nonprofessional.
与职业无关的；非专业的。
有失职业身份的；不适宜工作场所的。；没有职业的。；与职业无关的；非专业的。；违反行业习惯的；违反行业道德的
In use
It was unprofessional of him to check his phone during the client presentation.
Wearing jeans to the job interview gave an unprofessional impression.
Her unprofessional email upset several colleagues.
It is unprofessional (of sb) to do sth
多用于指责某人的行为违背职业规范。
It was unprofessional of him to interrupt the judge.
他打断法官的做法很不专业。
sth is unprofessional
主语常为 behavior、conduct、attitude 等表示行为或态度的名词。
Her behavior at the meeting was unprofessional.
她在会议上的举止不专业。
consider/find sth unprofessional
该结构为“动词+宾语+形容词补语”，形容词描述宾语的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- unprofessional behavior
- 不专业的行为
- His unprofessional behavior at the meeting was widely criticized.他在会议上的不专业行为受到广泛批评。
- unprofessional attitude
- 不专业的态度
- Her unprofessional attitude made the client request a different account manager.她不专业的态度使客户要求换一位客户经理。
- unprofessional manner
- 不专业的方式
- The manager corrected the staff member in an unprofessional manner.经理以不专业的方式纠正了员工。
- highly unprofessional
- 极不专业（的）
- Sending the email with typos in it was highly unprofessional.发送带有拼写错误的电子邮件极不专业。
- look unprofessional
- 显得不专业
- Showing up late to an interview makes you look unprofessional.面试迟到会让你显得不专业。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ professional（专业）→ 做事不专业、不合行规。想象一个医生不戴手套做手术，就是 unprofessional。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：performance reviews、client feedback、workplace conduct 该词通常用于描述违背职业规范或行业标准的行为，带有批评和负面评价的意味。它属于中性偏正式的词，在职场反馈、客户投诉和行业讨论等场景中比较常见，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：professional /prəˈfeʃənəl/、confessional /kənˈfeʃənəl/、congressional /kənˈɡreʃənəl/，它们都以 /-eʃənəl/ 构成韵脚，与 unprofessional 押韵。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：provisional /prəˈvɪʒənəl/、provincial /prəˈvɪnʃəl/、unprofitable /ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.