unappreciated

/ˌʌnəˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnəprˈiʃiˌetɪd] /ˌʌnəˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnəprˈiʃiˌetɪd] /ˌən-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce unappreciated (audio) -ˈpri- also -ˈprē-sē-/ (ame, mw)

unappreciated — 形容詞

  • unappreciatedpositive
  • more unappreciatedcomparative
  • most unappreciatedsuperlative

1. Feeling or being treated as though your efforts, abilities, or personal worth ar

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不被賞識

努力或價值未獲認可

Feeling or being treated as though your efforts, abilities, or personal worth are not noticed or valued by the people around you — for example, a nurse who works long hours without any thanks from supervisors.

例句

After seven years on the night shift, Mei felt unappreciated by the hospital management.

在夜班工作了七年之後，Mei 覺得自己不受醫院管理階層的賞識。

feel unappreciated + by [agent]: common predicative pattern

The young architect's bold designs went unappreciated until a major magazine featured his work.

那位年輕建築師大膽的設計一直不受重視，直到某知名雜誌刊登了他的作品。

go unappreciated: copular verb pattern with time clause

同義詞
  • undervalued

    emphasises being assigned too little worth, often in a financial or professional context

  • unrecognized

    focuses on efforts or achievements not being noticed at all

  • underappreciated

    softer tone; implies some appreciation exists but not enough

反義詞
  • appreciated

    direct opposite; one's worth or effort is acknowledged

  • valued

    implies being regarded as important and worthwhile

  • recognized

    one's contributions or qualities are noticed and credited

文法句型

be unappreciated

feel unappreciated

go unappreciated

unappreciated + by [agent]

用法筆記

Commonly appears in predicative position after linking verbs like feel, go, seem, and be. The agent (the person or group who fails to show appreciation) is typically introduced with by.

常見錯誤

❌My boss was unappreciated for my hard work.
✅My boss did not appreciate my hard work.
💡unappreciated describes the person whose efforts are not valued, not the person who fails to value them.
❌She felt ungrateful by her colleagues.
✅She felt unappreciated by her colleagues.
💡ungrateful describes someone who does not show thanks; unappreciated describes someone whose worth is not recognised.