unmarketable
/ˌʌnˈmɑː.kɪ.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈmɑːr.kɪ.t̬ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce unmarketable (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unmarketable — 形容詞
- unmarketablepositive
- more unmarketablecomparative
- most unmarketablesuperlative
1. So difficult to sell that a business cannot attract enough buyers to it.
賣不掉
難吸引買家而無法售出
So difficult to sell that a business cannot attract enough buyers to it.
After the recall, Christopher said the toy had become unmarketable in Europe.
產品被召回後，Christopher 說那款玩具在歐洲已經賣不掉了。
become unmarketable after bad publicity
The farmer left the bruised peaches aside because stores found them unmarketable.
農夫把那些碰傷的桃子放到一旁，因為商店覺得它們沒有市場。
Naoko's design looked clever online, but shoppers still found it unmarketable.
Naoko 的設計在網路上看起來很巧，但顧客還是覺得它賣不掉。
Rain damage made half the festival posters unmarketable before the weekend sales.
雨水損壞讓一半的活動海報在週末開賣前就無法出售。
Caleb warned that the high repair cost would leave the used boat unmarketable.
Caleb 警告說，過高的維修費會讓那艘二手船賣不掉。
- unsellable
Closest synonym; often sounds stronger, as if no sale is possible at all.
- unappealing
Focuses on weak buyer interest rather than on total failure to sell.
- unwanted
Broader and less commercial; it can describe anything people do not want.
- marketable
Direct opposite — likely to attract buyers and sell.
- saleable
More formal; stresses that something can be sold successfully.
文法句型
be unmarketable
become unmarketable
an unmarketable product
用法筆記
Usually describes products, crops, land, or other things being offered for sale. It often appears after damage, bad publicity, or a sharp rise in cost has made buyers lose interest.