unwished-for + noun
作定语，修饰名词，表示非所希望的。
He received an unwished-for promotion.
他得到了一个非所期望的晋升。
不受欢迎的；不想要的
非所希望的
不受欢迎的；不想要的。
unwelcome, unwanted
The unwished-for guests arrived just as we were about to leave.
我们正要离开时，不受欢迎的客人到了。
用法提示：unwished-for 作前置定语，修饰 guests，意为“不受欢迎的”。
The extra work was unwished-for, yet she completed it without complaint.
这些额外工作并非她所愿，但她毫无怨言地完成了。
用法提示：unwished-for 作表语，表示“不被需要的、非所愿的”。
The storm brought an unwished-for delay to their journey.
这场暴风雨给他们的旅程带来了不受欢迎的延误。
用法提示：unwished-for 作定语，修饰 delay，意为“不想要的”。
作定语，修饰名词，表示非所希望的。
He received an unwished-for promotion.
他得到了一个非所期望的晋升。
作表语，描述主语的性质。
The outcome was unwished-for.
结果是不希望的。
grammar · medium
易错句子I unwished his help.
正确表达I found his help unwished-for.
错误地将'unwished'当作动词使用。正确用法是将其作为复合形容词'unwished-for'，意为'不想要的'，通常与be或find等系动词连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The unwished for result disappointed him.
正确表达The unwished-for result disappointed him.
复合形容词'unwished-for'修饰名词时必须加连字符，否则会被误解为动词加介词结构。
unwished-for强调出乎意料且不想要，常含遗憾；unwanted仅指不被需要，无意外性。
unwished-for侧重非所愿的结果或事件；unwelcome常指不受欢迎的人或侵入。
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