unforeseeable

/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnfɔrsˈiəbəl] /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnfɔrsˈiəbəl] /ˌən-fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl How to pronounce unforeseeable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unforeseeable — adjective

  • unforeseeablepositive
  • more unforeseeablecomparative
  • most unforeseeablesuperlative

1. Something unforeseeable is impossible to predict or prepare for. Nothing gives a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Something unforeseeable is impossible to predict or prepare for. Nothing gives advance warning that it will occur.

例句

An unforeseeable software crash wiped out three hours of Omar's work.

collocation: unforeseeable + crash

The hailstorm brought unforeseeable ruin to Tendai's small farm.

同義詞
  • unpredictable

    suggests something changes often or behaves erratically, not just that it cannot be foreseen once

  • unexpected

    focuses on the surprise felt by a particular person; less absolute than unforeseeable

  • unanticipated

    similar to unexpected but more formal; often used in legal or business contexts

反義詞

文法句型

unforeseeable + noun

be + unforeseeable

常見錯誤

❌His mood was unforeseeable.
✅His mood was unpredictable.
💡'unforeseeable' describes a one-time event nobody could see coming; 'unpredictable' describes something that changes in ways you cannot guess.
❌The delay was unexpected but we should have seen it coming.
✅The delay was unforeseeable
💡nobody could have predicted it.' — 'unexpected' is about personal surprise; 'unforeseeable' means no reasonable person could have foreseen it.