be untalented in/at sth
He is untalented in music.
他在音乐方面没有天赋。
没有天赋的;缺乏才能的
无才能的;缺乏天赋的。;缺乏天赋的;无才能的;没有才干的;没有天赋的;不聪明的
无才能的;缺乏天赋的。
Not talented; lacking in talent.
缺乏天赋的;无才能的
devoid of talent; not gifted
Despite practicing daily, he felt untalented at playing the piano.
尽管每天练习,他仍觉得自己在弹钢琴方面缺乏天赋。
用法提示:句中使用形容词 untalented 作表语,表示“缺乏天赋的”状态,后接介词 at 引出领域。
She is untalented when it comes to drawing, but she enjoys it anyway.
她在画画方面没有天赋,但她依然喜欢画画。
用法提示:untalented 作表语,搭配 when it comes to 说明在某方面无才能,体现形容词用法。
The coach told the young player that nobody is truly untalented; hard work matters more.
教练告诉那位年轻球员,没有人真正毫无天赋,努力更重要。
用法提示:untalented 作表语,位于 be 动词后,表示“毫无天赋的”,句中含否定强调。
He is untalented in music.
他在音乐方面没有天赋。
She is just an untalented painter.
她只是个没有天赋的画家。
与untalented几乎同义,但较少使用
侧重于后天技能不足,而非先天才能
含贬义,强调做事情笨拙、不称职
强调没有取得任何显著成就,可用于已努力但未成功的人
强调天生不具备某种才能,与gifted相对
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an untalented.
正确表达He is untalented.
untalented 是形容词,不能用作名词。改为句子“He is untalented.”,不加冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is untalented of music.
正确表达He is untalented in music.
表达在某方面没有天赋时,介词应使用 in 或 at,而不是 of。中文“的”常对应 of,但英语中需用 in 或 at。
talentless 与 untalented 基本同义,但 talentless 更直接,常用于口语或贬义。untalented 更正式,侧重缺乏天赋。
ungifted 与 untalented 同义,但 ungifted 更强调天生缺乏才能,而 untalented 可能泛指没有才华。
完全没有天赋的
The judges said the young dancer was completely untalented.
评委说那位年轻舞者完全没有天赋。
毫无天赋、无可救药的
His first attempts at writing were hopelessly untalented.
他最初的写作尝试毫无天赋,简直无可救药。
并非没有天赋的
She isn't untalented — she just needs more practice.
她并非没有天赋——只是需要更多练习。
没有才华的蹩脚写手
Readers dismissed the novelist as an untalented hack.
读者认为这位小说家是个没有才华的蹩脚写手。
没有天赋的艺术家
The gallery refused to show work by untalented artists.
这家画廊拒绝展出没有天赋的艺术家的作品。
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