unappetizing
unappetizing — 形容詞
- unappetizingpositive
- more unappetizingcomparative
- most unappetizingsuperlative
1. describing food that looks, smells, or feels so bad that you have no desire to e
引不起食慾
食物因外觀或氣味不佳而不想吃
describing food that looks, smells, or feels so bad that you have no desire to eat it
The cafeteria served an unappetizing bowl of grey soup with floating vegetables.
餐廳提供的灰色湯品看起來引不起食慾，湯裡還浮著蔬菜。
unappetizing + food noun (soup, meal, dish) — typical collocation
Eve pushed the unappetizing plate of cold fish aside and asked for bread instead.
Eve 把那盤冷魚推開，看起來引不起食慾，她要了一些麵包。
The leftovers had been in the fridge for over a week and looked thoroughly unappetizing.
那些剩菜在冰箱裡放了一個多星期，看起來完全引不起食慾。
Anong covered the unappetizing dish with a napkin so her guests would not see it.
Anong 用一條餐巾蓋住那道引不起食慾的菜，免得客人看到。
Hari took one bite of the unappetizing sandwich and politely placed it back down.
Hari 咬了一口那塊引不起食慾的三明治，然後有禮貌地放回盤子裡。
- unappealing
broader — can describe anything unattractive, not just food
- unsavoury
stronger negative connotation; often suggests the food is morally questionable or of poor quality, not just unappealing in appearance
- bland
focuses on lack of flavour rather than a repulsive appearance or smell
- appetizing
the direct opposite — makes you want to eat
- tempting
more emotional — makes you feel a strong desire for the food
用法筆記
Almost always used for food or drink; also occasionally for medicine or other ingestible items.
常見錯誤
2. describing a situation, idea, or feature that is unpleasant, unattractive, or un
不吸引人的
不吸引人或不令人愉快的
describing a situation, idea, or feature that is unpleasant, unattractive, or undesirable to experience or think about
The company gave Andrés the unappetizing task of telling fifty people they had lost their jobs.
公司交給 Andrés 一項不吸引人的任務，要他通知五十個人被解僱。
unappetizing task / job — typical non-food collocation
Yara found the idea of spending three hours in a windowless meeting room deeply unappetizing.
Yara 覺得要在沒有窗戶的會議室待三個小時的想法非常不吸引人。
The apartment was clean, but the unappetizing view of the car park made Sofie look elsewhere.
那間公寓很乾淨，但停車場那不吸引人的景色讓 Sofie 決定另找住處。
Eitan was offered a promotion with an unappetizing workload increase and almost no extra pay.
Eitan 獲得了升遷的機會，但伴隨的是不吸引人的工作量增加，而且幾乎沒有加薪。
Aarav described the unappetizing prospect of spending the weekend rewriting the same report.
Aarav 形容週末要重寫同一份報告的前景非常不吸引人。
- unattractive
focuses on visual appeal less and on overall desirability more; slightly weaker in tone
- unpleasant
broader — can describe direct experiences (a loud noise, a bad smell) that 'unappetizing' would not cover
- unappealing
very close in meaning; 'unappetizing' carries a stronger feeling of repulsion
- attractive
generally desirable or pleasing
- appealing
arouses interest or desire
用法筆記
This sense extends the food-related meaning to abstract situations. Unlike sense 1, it can modify nouns like task, prospect, idea, or view. Frequently paired with intensifying adverbs such as deeply, thoroughly, or rather.