unhelpfulness

unhelpfulness — 名詞

1. a lack of willingness or ability to give someone the useful help or information

1.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

I was annoyed by his unhelpfulness attitude.
I was annoyed by his unhelpful attitude.
💡unhelpfulness is a noun and cannot be used as a modifier before another noun; use the adjective unhelpful instead.