unreflective

/ˌʌn.rɪˈflek.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌn.rɪˈflek.tɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ri-ˈflek-tiv/ (ame, mw)

unreflective — adjective

  • unreflectivepositive
  • more unreflectivecomparative
  • most unreflectivesuperlative

1. done or said without taking even a brief moment to think about whether it is app

1.形容詞B2
釋義

done or said without taking even a brief moment to think about whether it is appropriate or accurate — so the result may seem careless, insensitive, or driven by habit rather than genuine consideration.

例句

Javier's unreflective remark about the project upset colleagues who had worked on it for months.

unreflective + noun (remark)

The committee was criticized for its unreflective acceptance of numbers from a single source.

unreflective + noun (acceptance)

同義詞
  • unthinking

    very similar in meaning; slightly more common in everyday use

  • thoughtless

    stronger negative tone; often implies the person should have known better

  • impulsive

    focuses on acting quickly on a sudden urge, not just on the absence of thought

反義詞
  • reflective

    the direct opposite; describes someone who thinks carefully before speaking or acting

  • deliberate

    suggests slow, careful consideration

文法句型

unreflective + noun (remark, acceptance, habit)

be + unreflective

用法筆記

The person described as unreflective is not necessarily unintelligent — they simply did not pause to examine what they were saying or doing. This word is most often used with nouns such as remark, comment, acceptance, assumption, or habit.

常見錯誤

❌She was unreflective to accept the offer.
✅Her unreflective acceptance of the offer caused problems later.
💡'unreflective' is an adjective that modifies a noun, not a verb; do not use it with a to-infinitive.

2. not giving a true or fair picture of what a person, group, or situation is reall

2.形容詞C1
釋義

not giving a true or fair picture of what a person, group, or situation is really like — for example, a survey that reaches only a narrow set of people and therefore produces a misleading result.

例句

The survey painted an unreflective picture of student life because it only interviewed first-year students.

unreflective + noun (picture of)

Tariq warned that the small sample was unreflective of the wider population's views.

be unreflective of + noun

同義詞
  • unrepresentative

    the standard word for this meaning; much more common than 'unreflective' in this sense

  • misleading

    stronger negative tone; suggests the inaccuracy is problematically deceptive

反義詞
  • representative

    the direct opposite; accurately reflects the true situation

  • typical

    shows the usual or expected characteristics

文法句型

unreflective + noun

be unreflective of + noun

用法筆記

This sense is much less common than sense 1; the word 'unrepresentative' is the usual choice for this meaning. 'Unreflective' in this sense appears mainly in formal or academic writing about data, surveys, or descriptions.

常見錯誤

❌The data is unreflective.' (too vague)
✅The data gave an unreflective picture of the region's economy.
💡use 'unreflective' to describe the picture/account produced, not the data itself directly.