inapproachable

inapproachable — 形容詞

  • inapproachablepositive
  • more inapproachablecomparative
  • most inapproachablesuperlative

1. Difficult or impossible to get close to, either because a person seems too serio

1.形容詞C1
釋義

難以接近

指人態度嚴肅冷漠或地方氣氛陰森而難以靠近

Difficult or impossible to get close to, either because a person seems too serious or unfriendly to talk to, or because a place feels forbidding, unwelcoming, or hard to reach.

例句

Many junior staff found the new director inapproachable because he never joined casual conversations.

許多基層員工覺得新來的主管難以接近，因為他從不參與閒聊。

find + object + inapproachable

Rania wanted to ask a question, but the lecturer's inapproachable expression made her hesitate.

Rania 想問問題，但講師那種難以親近的表情讓她猶豫了。

adjective before a noun

常見搭配
  • seemingly inapproachable
  • rather inapproachable
  • somewhat inapproachable
  • inapproachable manner
  • inapproachable expression
  • inapproachable appearance
  • inapproachable figure
  • find someone inapproachable
  • consider someone inapproachable
同義詞
  • unapproachable

    overwhelmingly more common; use in everyday speech

  • aloof

    suggests emotional coldness and deliberate distance

  • distant

    less formal; can describe manner or personality

  • forbidding

    implies that the person's appearance actively discourages contact

反義詞

文法句型

be + inapproachable

find + object + inapproachable

consider + object + inapproachable

用法筆記

Far less common than the synonym unapproachable. Used mainly in formal or literary contexts. Can describe either a person's social manner or a place's forbidding, unwelcoming atmosphere.

常見錯誤

The cabin was inapproachable because the road was blocked by snow.
The cabin was inaccessible because the road was blocked by snow.
For physical places that are literally hard to reach, use inaccessible. Inapproachable for places is literary/atmospheric (describing a forbidding feeling), not a statement about actual access.
I find him inapproachable because his office is on the top floor.
I find him inapproachable because he never responds to emails.
For a person, inapproachable describes their social manner, not physical distance.

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常用片語

  • find someone inapproachable
  • consider someone inapproachable
  • come across as inapproachable
  • strike someone as inapproachable