unmoving
unmoving — 形容詞
- unmovingpositive
- more unmovingcomparative
- most unmovingsuperlative
1. not changing position at all; completely still — for example, a person standing
不動；靜止
完全靜止、沒有任何動作
not changing position at all; completely still — for example, a person standing frozen in place, an animal lying without stirring, or an object that has not been disturbed for a long time.
An unmoving dog lay on the kitchen floor, barely breathing.
一隻動也不動的狗趴在廚房地板上，幾乎沒有呼吸。
attributive: unmoving + noun
Nikos stood unmoving at the back of the crowded market.
Nikos 站在擁擠的市場後方，一動也不動。
predicative: stand/remain unmoving
The old wooden statue remained completely unmoving in the shrine.
那尊老木雕在神廟裡始終靜止不動。
Bao held his arm perfectly unmoving for the tattoo artist.
Bao 把手臂保持完全不動，讓刺青師傅操作。
hold + object + unmoving (object complement)
The books on the shelf sat unmoving for years, covered in dust.
書架上的書多年來一動也不動地放著，布滿灰塵。
- stand unmoving
- sit unmoving
- lie unmoving
- remain unmoving
- stay unmoving
- hold [body part] unmoving
- completely unmoving
- almost unmoving
- perfectly unmoving
- still
most common and neutral; used in everyday speech
- motionless
similar register to unmoving but slightly more common in writing
- stationary
emphasises a fixed position rather than absence of all movement
- immobile
can suggest inability to move, not just a temporary state
文法句型
be/lie/stand/remain + unmoving
unmoving + noun
用法筆記
More literary and emphatic than still or motionless. In everyday speech, phrases like 'not moving' or 'staying still' are far more common. Frequently used with verbs of posture: lie, stand, sit, remain, stay.
常見錯誤
2. not producing any emotional response; failing to stir feelings of sadness, sympa
不動人的
無法激起情感、不感人
not producing any emotional response; failing to stir feelings of sadness, sympathy, or joy — for example, a film that leaves viewers cold, a speech that feels hollow, or an apology that sounds rehearsed.
The film was technically well made but strangely unmoving.
這部電影技術上拍得很好，但奇怪的是並不動人。
be + unmoving for emotional flatness
Christopher found the graduation speech unmoving and full of clichés.
Christopher 覺得畢業演說並不動人，而且充滿了陳腔濫調。
find + object + unmoving (object complement)
Critics described the novel as cold and completely unmoving.
評論家形容這本小說冷漠又完全無法打動人心。
unmoving paired with cold for emotional emptiness
The charity video seemed unmoving to viewers who expected emotion.
那支慈善影片對期待被感動的觀眾來說似乎缺乏感染力。
Élise found the apology unmoving because it lacked real regret.
Élise 認為那番道歉不動人，因為缺乏真誠的悔意。
- seem unmoving
- appear unmoving
- find [sth] unmoving
- call [sth] unmoving
- describe [sth] as unmoving
- strangely unmoving
- completely unmoving
- surprisingly unmoving
- unaffecting
more formal and less common; same meaning
- flat
informal; suggests lack of energy or variation, not just emotion
- soulless
stronger negative connotation; implies emptiness or lack of humanity
- cold
common; can describe either the work or the person experiencing it
文法句型
be + unmoving
find/consider + object + unmoving
seem + unmoving
用法筆記
Almost always used in predicative position (the speech was unmoving), not attributively before a noun. The subject is typically a creative work, gesture, or communication: film, novel, speech, apology, performance. Do not confuse with unmoved, which describes a person's lack of emotional reaction (I was unmoved by the speech, NOT I was unmoving by the speech).