unaffecting

/ˌʌn.əˈfek.tɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌn.əˈfek.tɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ə-ˈfek-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

unaffecting — adjective

  • unaffectingpositive
  • more unaffectingcomparative
  • most unaffectingsuperlative

1. failing to stir strong feelings in people, especially when something might norma

1.形容詞C1
釋義

failing to stir strong feelings in people, especially when something might normally make them feel sad or deeply touched.

例句

The final scene was oddly unaffecting, and nobody in the cinema cried.

unaffecting + scene that should cause tears

Kemi found the charity video surprisingly unaffecting, despite the painful subject.

find + noun + unaffecting

同義詞
  • flat

    suggests a weak emotional effect, especially in writing or performance

  • lifeless

    stronger, often suggesting both low emotion and low energy

  • unmoving

    more literary, used for something that does not stir sympathy or sadness

反義詞
  • moving

    causing strong feelings, especially sadness or sympathy

  • touching

    gently causing warm or sad feelings

  • heartbreaking

    causing very strong sadness

文法句型

be/fall + unaffecting

an unaffecting + noun (scene, ending, speech, performance)

find + noun + unaffecting

用法筆記

Usually describes stories, speeches, songs, films, or performances that were expected to move people. It focuses on the weak emotional effect on the audience, not on a person who lacks feelings.

常見錯誤

❌He is unaffecting and never cries.
✅He is unemotional and never cries.
💡unaffecting describes something that fails to move other people, not a person who shows no feelings.