uninvitingly
uninvitingly — 副詞
1. in a way that puts people off rather than drawing them in, because something loo
不吸引人地
以冷清、單調或不討喜的方式讓人卻步
in a way that puts people off rather than drawing them in, because something looks dull, cold, or unwelcoming
The hotel lobby was uninvitingly bare, with one hard bench and grey walls.
飯店大廳空蕩蕩地不吸引人，只有一張硬板凳和灰色的牆。
uninvitingly + adjective describing a cold, empty space
Putri found the soup sitting uninvitingly cold at the back of the fridge.
Putri 發現那鍋湯冷冰冰地擺在冰箱最裡面，毫不誘人。
uninvitingly + adjective for unappealing food
The old factory loomed uninvitingly over the river, its windows dark and broken.
那座舊工廠陰森地聳立在河邊，窗戶又黑又破，令人卻步。
Rain fell on the campsite, and the muddy field stretched uninvitingly toward the woods.
雨打在營地上，泥濘的田地一路朝樹林延伸，看了就讓人不想靠近。
The waiting room felt uninvitingly silent, so Asher chose to stand outside instead.
候診室靜得令人不安、毫不友善，所以 Asher 寧願站在外面。
- unappealingly
very close in meaning; stresses lack of attraction rather than active unwelcome
- unwelcomingly
focuses on a cold reception of people, not just dull appearance
- off-puttingly
more informal; stresses the reaction of being driven away
- invitingly
in a way that attracts and draws people in
- temptingly
in a way that makes something hard to resist
文法句型
uninvitingly + adjective
verb + uninvitingly
用法筆記
Almost always placed directly before the adjective it weakens (uninvitingly cold, uninvitingly bare), describing why a place or thing fails to attract people. Far rarer than the base adjective 'uninviting'; reserved for written, descriptive style.