unbidden

/ʌnˈbɪdn/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈbɪdn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈbi-dᵊn How to pronounce unbidden (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unbidden — adjective

  • unbiddenpositive
  • more unbiddencomparative
  • most unbiddensuperlative

1. arriving or happening without being asked or invited, and often not wanted by th

1.形容詞C1
釋義

arriving or happening without being asked or invited, and often not wanted by the people involved

例句

Unbidden guests arrived at Tamar's house just as she finished cooking dinner.

unbidden before a noun (guests)

Beatrix sighed when her neighbour gave her unbidden advice about how to decorate her flat.

collocation: unbidden advice

同義詞
  • uninvited

    more common in everyday speech; mainly used for people arriving without invitation

  • unsolicited

    slightly formal; typically describes advice, offers, or emails that were not asked for

  • unwelcome

    focuses on the recipient's negative reaction rather than the absence of an invitation

反義詞
  • invited

    opposite in the sense of receiving an invitation

  • welcome

    opposite in the sense of being wanted or received gladly

文法句型

unbidden + noun (e.g., unbidden guests, unbidden advice)

come/arrive/appear + unbidden

用法筆記

Frequently used with verbs of motion or emotion such as 'come', 'arrive', or 'appear'. Carries a literary or formal tone in modern English; in everyday conversation, 'uninvited' or 'unsolicited' are more common.

常見錯誤

❌The thought came unbidded to my mind.
✅The thought came unbidden to my mind.
💡The past participle of 'bid' in the sense of 'invite or command' is 'bidden', not 'bidded'.
❌He unbidden entered the room.
✅He entered the room unbidden.
💡'Unbidden' is an adjective, not an adverb; it describes the subject's state, not how an action is performed.