Word · Frequency #16968
unsavory
/ʌnˈseivəri/
adjective
道德上令人反感的；品行不端的；令人厌恶的
核心释义
morally offensive
- 1.
没有味道的；没有香味的
a. morally offensive
没有味道的；没有香味的；难吃的；难闻的
用法In use
The company's unsavory marketing tactics angered many loyal customers.
用法提示：unsavory 作定语修饰 marketing tactics，表示“道德上令人反感的”。
The proposal sounded unsavory to the committee, so they voted against it.
用法提示：unsavory 作表语，位于系动词 sounded 后，说明主语 proposal 的性质。
I found his jokes unsavory and stopped sitting with him at lunch.
用法提示：unsavory 作宾语补足语，跟在 found 后，表示“觉得……令人反感”。
unsavory + noun
作定语修饰后面的名词，常与 reputation、past、practice 等抽象名词连用。
The documentary exposed unsavory practices in the industry.
这部纪录片揭露了该行业中令人反感的行为。
find + noun + unsavory
find 后接宾语和形容词补语，表示主观评价。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unsavory reputation
- 不好的名声
- The company developed an unsavory reputation for exploiting its workers.这家公司因剥削工人而落下了不好的名声。
- unsavory character
- 品行不端的人
- The neighborhood was full of unsavory characters.这个街区到处都是品行不端的人。
- unsavory details
- 令人不快的细节
- The report revealed unsavory details about the charity's finances.这份报告披露了该慈善机构财务方面令人不快的细节。
- unsavory past
- 不光彩的过去
- The politician's unsavory past came back to haunt him.这位政客不光彩的过去又回来困扰他了。
- unsavory business
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：un + savor（味道），像食物让人倒胃口一样，品行也令人反感。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、formal writing、describing a person's past 该词表示“道德上令人反感的”，通常用于较正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻报道、评论或描述人物/行为时；日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
savory 和 bravery 与 unsavory 的韵脚相同（/eɪvəri/）；ivory 虽拼写也以 -vory 结尾，但读作 /aɪvəri/，并不押韵，注意区分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.