dissatisfactory

IPA/dɪsˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/
IPA/dɪsˌsæt̬.ɪsˈfæk.tɚ.i/

dissatisfactory — 形容詞

  • dissatisfactorypositive
  • more dissatisfactorycomparative
  • most dissatisfactorysuperlative

1. Making you feel unhappy or annoyed because something fails to meet the standard

1.形容詞C1
釋義

不滿意的；

未達標準而讓人失望的

Making you feel unhappy or annoyed because something fails to meet the standard you expected — for example, a hotel room that is dirty, or an explanation that leaves your questions unanswered.

例句

Haruto complained to the front desk about the dissatisfactory condition of his hotel room.

Haruto 向櫃檯抱怨他的飯店房間狀況令人不滿意。

dissatisfactory + noun: condition of [something]

The committee declared the proposal dissatisfactory and sent it back for revision.

委員會認為該提案不理想，因此退回修改。

predicative: consider / declare + [something] + dissatisfactory

同義詞
  • unsatisfactory

    more common and slightly less formal; the everyday alternative

  • disappointing

    focuses on the emotional let-down rather than the lack of quality

  • inadequate

    emphasises that something is below the required level, not just unpleasant

反義詞
  • satisfactory

    meeting the expected standard; the direct opposite

文法句型

dissatisfactory + noun

be + dissatisfactory

用法筆記

This adjective is more formal than unsatisfied or unsatisfactory. It is often used in written complaints, official evaluations, or professional feedback — less common in casual speech.

常見錯誤

❌The food was dissatisfactory for me.
✅The food was dissatisfactory.
💡No preposition (for / to) is needed after dissatisfactory; it is used directly with a linking verb.
❌I feel dissatisfactory about the service.
✅I am dissatisfied with the service.
💡Use dissatisfied, not dissatisfactory, to describe a person's feeling.