unhelpfulness
unhelpfulness — 名詞
1. a lack of willingness or ability to give someone the useful help or information
不願協助
不願意或不提供必要幫助的性質
a lack of willingness or ability to give someone the useful help or information they need, especially when it would be reasonable to expect it
Sora grew frustrated with the unhelpfulness of the museum staff when asking for directions.
Sora 向博物館員工問路時,對方不願協助,讓她非常沮喪。
Kemi complained to the manager about her colleague's unhelpfulness during the group project.
Kemi 向經理抱怨同事在小組專案中不願配合。
'someone's unhelpfulness' — possessive modifier before the noun
Dahlia found the unhelpfulness of the instruction manual deeply annoying.
Dahlia 覺得說明書毫無幫助,讓她非常惱火。
The unhelpfulness of the weather forecast meant Mateo got caught in the rain.
天氣預報幫不上忙,Mateo 因此淋了一身雨。
After several calls, the support line's unhelpfulness drove Henrik to switch providers.
打了幾通電話後,客服專線毫無幫助,Henrik 決定更換網路供應商。
- uncooperativeness
stronger sense of deliberate refusal to work together, while unhelpfulness can result from inability
- obstruction
more active and intentional blocking of progress; carries a stronger negative connotation
- uselessness
focuses on lack of practical value, often of objects or tools, rather than unwillingness of people
- helpfulness
the opposite quality of being willing and able to provide assistance
文法句型
the unhelpfulness of someone/something
someone's unhelpfulness
用法筆記
Common with a possessive or of-phrase that names the person or thing that is unhelpful. As an uncountable noun, it does not take a or an and rarely appears in the plural.