Word · Frequency #11737
unwillingnesses
不情愿；不愿意
unwillingnesses is the plural of unwillingness.
the trait of being unwilling
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The property of being unwilling.
不愿意；不情愿的性质。
不愿意；不情愿的性质。
In use
His unwillingness to apologize made the argument last longer.
She showed a clear unwillingness to try the new food.
The manager's unwillingness to listen caused problems in the team.
sb's unwillingness to do sth
unwillingness 后接带 to 的不定式，说明不愿做的具体事情；前面常用形容词性物主代词或名词所有格。
His unwillingness to apologize made the situation worse.
他不愿道歉，这让情况变得更糟。
despite sb's unwillingness (to do sth)
despite 后接名词短语，表示“尽管不情愿”，在句中作让步状语。
Despite her unwillingness to leave, she said goodbye.
尽管她不愿离开，她还是道了别。
express/show unwillingness to do sth
express 或 show 常与 unwillingness 搭配，后接不定式说明不愿做的具体事项。
The chairman expressed unwillingness to postpone the meeting.
主席表达了不愿推迟会议的态度。
Common mistakes
His unwillingness of helping surprised me.His unwillingness to help surprised me.
名词 unwillingness 后接不定式 to do，不用 of doing 结构；表示“不愿做某事”时搭配是 unwillingness to do。
I have unwillingness to go.I am unwilling to go.
表达“不愿意”时，作表语应用形容词 unwilling 与 be 动词连用，而不是 have 加名词 unwillingness；be unwilling to do 才是自然常见的说法。
Her unwillingness for the compromise caused delays.Her unwillingness to compromise caused delays.
unwillingness 后接不定式 to + 动词原形，表示不愿做某事；介词 for 不能引出所不愿之事，需用 to do 结构。
Connections
Collocations
- unwillingness to compromise
- 不愿妥协
- Their unwillingness to compromise led to the collapse of the talks.他们不愿妥协，导致谈判破裂。
- unwillingness to change
- 不愿改变
- The company's unwillingness to change has made it fall behind its rivals.该公司不愿改变，导致它落后于竞争对手。
- apparent unwillingness
- 明显的不情愿
- His apparent unwillingness to help surprised everyone.他明显不愿帮忙，这让所有人都很惊讶。
- growing unwillingness
- 日益增长的不情愿；越来越不愿意
- There is a growing unwillingness among workers to accept overtime.工人中越来越不愿意接受加班。
- stubborn unwillingness
- 固执的不情愿；执意不愿
- Her stubborn unwillingness to apologize ended their friendship.她固执地不肯道歉，结束了他们的友谊。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un（不）+ willing（愿意）+ ness（名词后缀），记住‘不情愿’就是 unwillingness：想象有人摆手摇头说‘我不愿意’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、新闻报道、学术文章 unwillingness 是较正式的名词，多用于书面语或正式场合；日常口语中通常更常说 not wanting to 等表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unwillingness 真正押韵的是 willingness（同为 /ɪŋnəs/ 结尾）。unwilling 只是词形相近，读音为 /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/，不押韵；witness、business、illness、happiness 虽都以 -ness 结尾，但各自元音和辅音不同，读音差异明显。
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。
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