objectionable

/əbˈdʒekʃənəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /əbˈdʒekʃənəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

objectionable — adjective

  • objectionablepositive
  • more objectionablecomparative
  • most objectionablesuperlative

1. so rude, offensive, or morally wrong that other people feel upset, annoyed, or w

1.形容詞C1
釋義

so rude, offensive, or morally wrong that other people feel upset, annoyed, or want to complain.

例句

Many parents found the cartoon's jokes about disabled children deeply objectionable.

find something objectionable

Mr. Patel refused to share a table with the loud, objectionable man at the cafe.

同義詞
  • offensive

    stronger; usually about words or images that insult a group

  • obnoxious

    more informal; often about a person's loud or rude behaviour

  • distasteful

    softer; suggests bad taste rather than serious offence

  • unacceptable

    focuses on rules or standards being broken, not feelings

反義詞

文法句型

find something objectionable

objectionable to someone

用法筆記

Subject is usually behaviour, language, content, or a person whose conduct upsets others — not physical objects or weather. Often appears in formal complaints, reviews, and news writing rather than casual speech.

常見錯誤

❌The weather was objectionable yesterday.
✅The weather was unpleasant yesterday.
💡'objectionable' is about moral or social offence, not discomfort.
❌I find this soup objectionable.
✅I find this soup unpleasant.
💡taste and minor dislikes use 'unpleasant' or 'awful'; reserve 'objectionable' for things that cause real offence.