inconsiderately

inconsiderately — adverb

1. showing no thought or care for how your actions or words affect the comfort and

1.副詞B2
釋義

showing no thought or care for how your actions or words affect the comfort and feelings of people around you

例句

Hassan inconsiderately parked his motorbike across the pavement, forcing pedestrians to walk into the street.

adverb + verb of physical action: parked...inconsiderately, blocking public space

Wei's colleague inconsiderately took the last slice of cake from the office kitchen without asking.

adverb + verb of taking: took...inconsiderately, shared resource

同義詞
  • thoughtlessly

    focuses on the lack of thinking, while 'inconsiderately' emphasises the impact on others

  • selfishly

    stronger moral judgement; implies the person knew better but chose to act for their own benefit

  • unfeelingly

    more formal and literary; suggests a cold emotional absence

反義詞
  • considerately

    direct opposite; showing thought for others' needs

  • thoughtfully

    implies active effort to help or accommodate others

用法筆記

Commonly modifies verbs describing actions in shared or public spaces: park, take, speak, leave, use, block.

常見錯誤

❌He talked inconsiderately to his mother.
✅He spoke rudely to his mother.
💡'inconsiderately' describes an action that shows lack of thought for others, not general rudeness.
❌She inconsiderately decided to go home.
✅She left inconsiderately without saying goodbye to the host.
💡the action must clearly affect someone else's comfort or feelings.

inconsiderately — adjective