Word · Frequency #18902
unsound
不健全的；损坏的；腐烂的
not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- 1.
Not sound
不健全的；不坚实的；不合理的。
财务不健全的；不可靠的；谬误的；不当的；不健全的；不坚实的；不合理的。；不健全的；有病的
In use
The old wooden bridge was declared unsound after the flood.
The roof timbers looked solid, but the surveyor found they were unsound.
Do not buy that car; its frame is unsound and will need frequent repairs.
be unsound
系表结构，描述建筑物或物体损坏、不牢固，或人身体不健康。
The old bridge is unsound and has been closed to traffic.
这座旧桥不牢固，已禁止通行。
unsound + noun
定语用法，修饰抽象名词时表示论据、建议等有谬误、不可靠。
The proposal is based on unsound arguments.
该提议建立在站不住脚的论据上。
find + object + unsound
宾语补足语结构，表示经检查后判定某事物有问题。
The auditors found the company's financial practices unsound.
审计人员发现这家公司的财务做法不健全。
Common mistakes
He gave me an unsound advice.He gave me unsound advice.
advice 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 an 连用；修饰语后仍应使用零冠词，直接说 unsound advice。
The unsound of his argument was obvious.The unsoundness of his argument was obvious.
unsound 是形容词，不能直接作主语名词；表示“不健全、不牢靠”的名词形式是 unsoundness，因此应说 the unsoundness of his argument。
Connections
Collocations
- of unsound mind
- 精神不健全的；心神丧失的
- The court ruled that the man was of unsound mind when he signed the contract.法院裁定该男子签署合同时精神不健全。
- unsound advice
- 不靠谱的建议；错误的意见
- My lawyer gave me unsound advice, and I lost the case.我的律师给了我错误的建议，我输了官司。
- structurally unsound
- 结构不牢固的；结构有缺陷的
- The old bridge was declared structurally unsound and closed to traffic.这座旧桥被宣布结构不安全，并已禁止通行。
- financially unsound
- 财务上不健全的；经济上不可靠的
- The bank refused to lend money to the financially unsound company.银行拒绝贷款给这家财务不健全的公司。
- unsound reasoning
- 谬误的推理；不严密的论证
- Your conclusion rests on unsound reasoning.你的结论建立在谬误的推理之上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sound（健全的）加否定前缀 un-，即“不健全的”；想象苹果烂掉一角就是不 sound 的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书面语与报告、财务评估、技术或医疗描述 该词比较正式，多用于书面或专业语境，日常口语中不算常用。其具体含义随搭配变化，可指“不牢固/已损坏”“财务上不稳健”或“论证不严密”，宜根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /aʊnd/ 结尾，与 unsound 的重读音节押韵。注意拼写相似的 wound 有两个读音：表示“受伤”时读 /wuːnd/，与 unsound 不押韵；表示“缠绕”的过去式时读 /waʊnd/，才与 unsound 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.