unpalatable

/ʌnˈpælətəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [ənpˈælətəbəl] /ʌnˈpælətəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [ənpˈælətəbəl] /ˌən-ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl How to pronounce unpalatable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unpalatable — 形容詞

  • unpalatablepositive
  • more unpalatablecomparative
  • most unpalatablesuperlative

1. 指事實、想法或消息令人不愉快或震驚，因而使人難以接受或面對。

1.形容詞C1
釋義

難以接受

指事實或想法令人難以接受

指事實、想法或消息令人不愉快或震驚，因而使人難以接受或面對。

例句

The audit report revealed several unpalatable facts about the factory's safety violations.

審計報告揭露了該工廠安全違規的幾項令人難以接受的事實。

collocation: unpalatable fact / truth / reality / news

Many residents found the mayor's plan to cut bus services politically unpalatable.

許多居民認為市長縮減公車服務的計劃在政治上令人難以接受。

adverb modifier: politically unpalatable

同義詞
  • distasteful

    stronger moral or emotional disapproval; suggests something offensive rather than merely hard to accept

  • unpleasant

    broader and less formal; can apply to many situations, not just ideas

  • objectionable

    focuses on the idea that someone should disagree or protest

反義詞
  • palatable

    the direct antonym; describes ideas that are easy to accept

  • acceptable

    more common and broader, but less specific to the 'mental taste' metaphor

文法句型

unpalatable + noun (fact/truth/news/reality)

unpalatable + to + noun

用法筆記

Typically modifies abstract nouns such as fact, truth, reality, news, or idea. The subject is usually a piece of information or a situation, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌The food was unpalatable to me' (when you mean the food was physically unpleasant to eat).
✅The food was unpalatable
💡for literal bad taste, use sense 2. Sense 1 is for ideas and situations, not food.

2. 指食物味道不好，難吃或難以下嚥。

2.形容詞B2
釋義

不好吃

指食物味道難吃

指食物味道不好，難吃或難以下嚥。

例句

The hotel cafeteria served an unpalatable stew that was both watery and bland.

飯店餐廳供應了一道又稀又淡、難以下嚥的燉菜。

unpalatable before food noun (stew/dish/meal)

Brandon found the lentil soup completely unpalatable and pushed the bowl away.

Brandon 覺得扁豆湯完全難以下嚥，便把碗推開了。

find + food + completely unpalatable

同義詞
  • inedible

    stronger — suggests the food is unsafe or impossible to eat, not just unpleasant

  • unappetizing

    focuses on appearance or smell before eating rather than taste

  • bland

    narrower — only means lacking flavour, not necessarily unpleasant

反義詞
  • palatable

    the direct antonym; describes food that tastes pleasant

  • tasty

    more common and informal; means good-tasting

文法句型

unpalatable + food/dish/meal

find + food + unpalatable

用法筆記

Used primarily with concrete food nouns. More formal than 'tastes bad' or 'disgusting'; often found in written reviews, descriptions, or formal complaints about food quality.

常見錯誤

❌This idea is unpalatable' (when you mean the idea is distasteful — use sense 1 for ideas).
✅This stew is unpalatable' (sense 2 is for food you can taste).