ill-advised
/ˌɪl ədˈvaɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪl ədˈvaɪzd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌil-əd-ˈvīzd/ (ame, mw)
ill-advised — 形容詞
1. describes a decision or course of action whose foreseeable consequences are nega
不明智的
結果多半不好的
describes a decision or course of action whose foreseeable consequences are negative — the person may have meant well, but the outcome was clearly going to cause problems.
The government's ill-advised tax changes triggered widespread protests across the country.
政府不明智的稅務改革在全國引發了廣泛的抗議。
attributive use: ill-advised + noun (tax changes)
It was ill-advised of Liam to borrow money from a loan shark with such a high interest rate.
Liam 向高利貸借款，利息極高，這麼做實在不明智。
it + be + ill-advised + of + person + to-infinitive
Hana regretted her ill-advised decision to buy an old house near Osaka without getting a professional inspection first.
Hana 後悔自己當初沒先請專業檢查人員看過，就不明智地買下大阪附近一棟老房子。
The company's ill-advised investment in outdated technology left it far behind its competitors.
該公司對過時技術的不明智投資，使其遠遠落後於競爭對手。
- unwise
more general and less formal; unwise can describe any poor decision, while ill-advised more strongly implies foreseeable bad results
- imprudent
more formal, often used in financial or legal contexts to mean lacking caution
- foolhardy
stronger, suggesting the person took an unnecessary and obvious risk
文法句型
ill-advised + noun phrase
it + be + ill-advised + to-infinitive
it + be + ill-advised + of + person + to-infinitive
用法筆記
The focus is on the foreseeably bad outcome, not on how rushed the decision was. Commonly modifies nouns connected with decisions and actions (plan, policy, investment, choice, move). The structure 'it is ill-advised of [someone] to [do something]' explicitly criticises the person's judgment.
2. describes something said or done without taking time to think it through — the p
欠考慮的
沒想清楚就做的
describes something said or done without taking time to think it through — the problem is the lack of care or caution, not whether the outcome turns out badly.
In an ill-advised attempt to impress his boss, Andre promised to finish the project in one week.
為了給老闆留下好印象，Andre 欠考慮地保證在一週內完成專案。
in an ill-advised attempt to + infinitive
Chitra made an ill-advised remark about the merger before all the details had been confirmed.
合併案的細節尚未確認，Chitra 就發表了欠考慮的評論。
Without checking the company's financial records, Emeka made an ill-advised bet on its shares based on a single rumour.
Emeka 沒有查那家公司的財務記錄，僅憑一則謠言就冒然買了它的股票。
Leaving the campsite without telling anyone was an ill-advised move that worried the whole group.
沒有告訴任何人就離開露營地，這個欠考慮的舉動讓所有人十分擔心。
- hasty
focuses on speed; less critical in tone
- rash
stronger, implying emotional impulsiveness rather than lack of counsel
- ill-considered
very close in meaning, though slightly less formal
- well-advised
done after careful thought or good advice
- judicious
showing good judgment based on careful consideration
文法句型
ill-advised + noun phrase
in an ill-advised attempt / move to ...
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this sense emphasises the rushed or unconsidered nature of the action itself, not its foreseeable consequences. An action can be ill-advised in this sense even if the outcome happens to be good — what matters is that it was done hastily, without careful thought. Common with nouns describing speech acts (remark, comment, statement) and attempts.