unsellable

/ʌnˈsel.ə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈsel.ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈse-lə-bəl How to pronounce unsellable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unsellable — adjective

  • unsellablepositive
  • more unsellablecomparative
  • most unsellablesuperlative

1. So damaged, badly priced, or unwanted that it cannot attract a buyer.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

So damaged, badly priced, or unwanted that it cannot attract a buyer.

例句

After the leak, Manuela knew the damp sofa was unsellable.

predicative use after damage

Romi marked the cracked plates unsellable and moved them off the shelf.

mark + object + unsellable

同義詞
  • unmarketable

    More business-like and often used for products, crops, or property in commercial contexts.

  • overpriced

    Points to the price as the reason buyers will not take it.

  • unwanted

    Broader and weaker; it describes low demand without always implying a failed sale.

反義詞
  • saleable

    More formal; stresses that something can be sold successfully.

  • marketable

    Suggests there is enough demand for a normal sale.

文法句型

be unsellable

become unsellable

an unsellable house/product

用法筆記

Usually describes goods, homes, land, or stock after damage, bad timing, or price problems make buyers stay away.

常見錯誤

❌The shop was unsellable after the storm.
✅The shop's damaged stock was unsellable after the storm.
💡This sense usually describes the thing being offered for sale, not the seller or the place.

2. So hard to present positively that people will not support or accept it.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

So hard to present positively that people will not support or accept it.

例句

Folake warned that the tax plan looked unsellable to rural voters.

unsellable to + group

Xiu said the budget cuts were unsellable after last year's strike.

同義詞
  • unpopular

    Focuses on low public approval without always suggesting an active sales effort.

  • indefensible

    Stronger and more formal; suggests the idea cannot be justified well.

  • hard to justify

    Emphasizes weak reasons rather than the broader task of persuading an audience.

反義詞
  • persuasive

    Describes an idea or message that can win support.

  • popular

    Stresses broad approval rather than argument quality.

文法句型

be unsellable to + group

an unsellable plan

find something unsellable

用法筆記

Common with plan, policy, idea, or message. It focuses on people's unwillingness to back something, not on whether the proposal is true or legally possible.

常見錯誤

❌The bridge is unsellable, so engineers cannot build it.
✅The bridge plan is unsellable, so officials cannot win support for it.
💡This sense is about winning people over to an idea, not about physical difficulty.