uninviting
/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-in-ˈvī-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)
uninviting — 形容詞
- uninvitingpositive
- more uninvitingcomparative
- most uninvitingsuperlative
1. looking or feeling unpleasant or unappealing, so that you do not want to go near
不吸引人
（地方、食物等）令人不想靠近或嘗試的
looking or feeling unpleasant or unappealing, so that you do not want to go near a place, try food, or deal with a situation; most often used about rooms, buildings, streets, or landscapes, but also about weather, meals, or tasks.
Aoi stepped into the hallway and found it cold, dark, and deeply uninviting.
Aoi 走進走廊，只覺得又冷又暗，令人不想久留。
predicative: find + object + uninviting
The stale bread and lumpy porridge made for an uninviting breakfast at the hostel.
旅館早餐的乾麵包和結塊的粥讓人完全沒有食慾。
attributive: an uninviting + meal noun
Tunde glanced at the stack of unread reports on his desk, a thoroughly uninviting sight.
Tunde 看了一眼桌上那疊未讀的報告，實在是讓人提不起勁的景象。
The gray beach under heavy clouds looked uninviting, so the group stayed indoors.
厚重的烏雲下，灰色的沙灘看起來一點也不吸引人，所以大家決定待在室內。
- unattractive
more general; can describe people or objects, while uninviting almost always describes places, food, or situations
- unappealing
close synonym, but slightly weaker; uninviting suggests a stronger sense of repelling approach
- dreary
emphasises gloom and boredom (of weather or places) more than active repulsion
- forbidding
suggests something that looks dangerous or hostile, while uninviting just means not pleasant
文法句型
uninviting + noun
be/look/seem/appear + uninviting
用法筆記
Most frequently describes places (rooms, buildings, streets, landscapes), but also works for food, weather, tasks, or prospects. Commonly paired with the verbs look, seem, appear, and the intensifiers decidedly, thoroughly, rather.