counterproductive

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counterproductive — 形容詞

  • counterproductivepositive
  • more counterproductivecomparative
  • most counterproductivesuperlative

1. causing an action, plan, or decision to create a worse result instead of helping

1.形容詞C1
釋義

適得其反

本想改善，結果更糟

causing an action, plan, or decision to create a worse result instead of helping you reach the goal you wanted

例句

Posting angry replies online was counterproductive and brought more criticism to Ayana.

上網氣沖沖地回覆反而適得其反，讓 Ayana 招來更多批評。

pattern: be counterproductive after a reaction

The coach called Karim's extra shouting counterproductive after the players grew tense.

球員開始緊張後，教練說 Karim 再大喊只會適得其反。

pattern: call something counterproductive

常見搭配
  • counterproductive policy
  • counterproductive strategy
  • counterproductive rule
  • prove counterproductive
  • seem counterproductive
同義詞
  • self-defeating

    stresses that the action works against the person's own aim

  • harmful

    broader and less goal-focused; something harmful may damage people or things without reversing a plan

  • unhelpful

    weaker; something unhelpful may fail to improve a situation without actively making it worse

反義詞
  • effective

    achieves the result that was intended

  • helpful

    gives useful support or improvement

  • productive

    creates useful results instead of blocking them

文法句型

counterproductive + noun

be counterproductive

prove counterproductive

用法筆記

Often describes actions, rules, or strategies that were meant to solve a problem. Common with be, seem, or prove when later results show the plan backfired.

常見錯誤

The medicine was counterproductive because it did not work very well.
The medicine was ineffective because it did not work very well.
'counterproductive' means it made the situation worse, not simply that it failed to help.
The long meeting was counterproductive because nobody learned anything new.
The long meeting was unproductive because nobody learned anything new.
'counterproductive' suggests the meeting caused extra problems or moved people backward, not just that no progress was made.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • counterproductive policy
  • counterproductive strategy
  • counterproductive measure

副詞搭配

  • highly counterproductive
  • politically counterproductive

常用片語

  • be counterproductive
  • prove counterproductive
  • turn out to be counterproductive