unimaginatively

IPA/ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv.li/
IPA/ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ə.nə.t̬ɪv.li/

unimaginatively — 副詞

1. in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when descri

1.副詞B2
釋義

缺乏創意地

以缺乏想像力或原創性的方式

in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when describing how someone writes, decorates, designs, or behaves

例句

The hotel lobby was unimaginatively decorated with beige walls and plastic plants.

飯店大廳裝潢得缺乏創意，只有米色牆壁和塑膠植物。

collocation: unimaginatively decorated

Isabela answered the question unimaginatively, repeating only what the textbook said.

Isabela 回答問題時缺乏創意，只重複了課本上的內容。

常見搭配
  • unimaginatively decorated
  • unimaginatively designed
  • unimaginatively written
  • unimaginatively arranged
  • unimaginatively dressed
  • unimaginatively furnished
  • unimaginatively shot
同義詞
  • prosaically

    more formal than unimaginatively; emphasizes a dull, matter-of-fact quality rather than a simple lack of imagination

  • pedestrianly

    formal; describes work that is ordinary and uninspired, often in writing or design

  • routinely

    focuses on the habitual, predictable nature of the action; slightly less negative in tone

反義詞
  • creatively

    the direct opposite; doing something with originality and fresh ideas

  • imaginatively

    the positive form without the negative prefix; shows invention and originality

文法句型

unimaginatively + verb (decorated, designed, written, arranged, answered, dressed)

sentence-initial: Unimaginatively, + [clause]

用法筆記

Typically modifies verbs of creation, presentation, or performance — such as decorate, design, write, answer, arrange, dress, or shoot. Can also appear at the start of a sentence as a comment on the whole statement: 'Unimaginatively, the director chose the same camera angles as his last film.'

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • rather unimaginatively
  • quite unimaginatively
  • so unimaginatively
  • somewhat unimaginatively
  • very unimaginatively

常用片語

  • so unimaginatively that...
  • as unimaginatively as ever