unputdownable

IPA/ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbl/
IPA/ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbl/

unputdownable — adjective

  • unputdownablepositive
  • more unputdownablecomparative
  • most unputdownablesuperlative

1. describing a book, story, or other piece of writing that holds your attention so

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a book, story, or other piece of writing that holds your attention so strongly that you feel unable to put it aside until you have finished reading it

例句

Lien found the mystery novel so unputdownable that she read it in one sitting.

so + adj + that-clause for result

Karim's travel memoir was described by critics as utterly unputdownable.

passive: described as unputdownable

同義詞
  • gripping

    neutral and widely used; slightly broader as it can apply to films or speeches too

  • riveting

    emphasises that your attention is completely fixed; slightly more formal in tone

  • compelling

    stresses that the story drives you forward; can also describe arguments or evidence

  • page-turner

    a noun, not an adjective; same informal register and exact same context of books

反義詞
  • boring

    much broader and stronger; any boring book is by definition not unputdownable

  • dull

    describes writing that lacks excitement; the opposite of the gripping quality of an unputdownable book

文法句型

be + unputdownable

unputdownable + noun

用法筆記

Used almost exclusively for books and written works. The adjective is a playful 20th-century coinage formed from the phrasal verb "put down" (to stop reading). It appears most naturally in predicative position ('the novel was unputdownable'), though attributive use is also accepted.