unqualified

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unqualified — 形容詞

  • unqualifiedpositive
  • more unqualifiedcomparative
  • most unqualifiedsuperlative

1. describes a person who lacks the formal training, skills, or official approval t

1.形容詞B1
釋義

不合格的

不具備所需資格或訓練的

describes a person who lacks the formal training, skills, or official approval that a particular job or role demands.

例句

Karim was turned down for the engineering post because he was unqualified for the role.

Karim 未能獲得工程職位，因為他不具備擔任該職位的資格。

unqualified + for + noun phrase (the role)

The clinic hired an unqualified assistant, which worried the senior nursing staff.

那間診所僱用了一名不合格的助理，這讓資深護理人員感到擔憂。

unqualified used before a noun (attributive)

常見搭配
  • unqualified for a job / role / position
  • unqualified to teach / comment / advise / judge
  • unqualified person / applicant / candidate / worker
  • technically unqualified
  • completely unqualified
  • totally unqualified
  • utterly unqualified
  • unqualified to practise (medicine/law)
同義詞
  • inexperienced

    focuses on lack of practice rather than formal credentials; someone can be inexperienced but technically qualified

  • untrained

    emphasises that no instruction has been received, not necessarily that the person lacks a certificate

  • unfit

    stronger, suggesting the person is unsuitable for reasons beyond just missing credentials

反義詞
  • qualified

    holds the necessary training, degrees, or experience for the role

  • competent

    has the skill and ability to do the job well

文法句型

unqualified + for + noun phrase

unqualified + to-infinitive

unqualified + noun (before a noun)

用法筆記

Commonly paired with 'for' (before a noun) or 'to' (before a verb). The subject is usually a person or a group of people. This sense often appears in job advertisements, performance reviews, and discussions of professional standards.

常見錯誤

She is unqualified for teach children.
She is unqualified to teach children.
Use 'unqualified to' before a verb, not 'unqualified for' + bare verb.
He is unqualified from the position.
He is unqualified for the position.
The correct preposition is 'for', not 'from'.

2. total and without any limits, conditions, or doubts; used to emphasise that some

2.形容詞B2
釋義

完全；徹底

毫無保留的；沒有任何限制的

total and without any limits, conditions, or doubts; used to emphasise that something is true in every possible way.

例句

The charity received unqualified support from every family in the neighbourhood.

這間慈善機構獲得社區中每個家庭毫無保留的支持。

collocation: unqualified support

Camila's first film was an unqualified success, earning praise from both critics and audiences.

Camila 的第一部電影獲得了徹底的成功，贏得了影評人和觀眾的一致好評。

collocation: unqualified success

常見搭配
  • unqualified success
  • unqualified support
  • unqualified approval
  • unqualified admiration
  • unqualified disaster
  • unqualified failure
  • unqualified endorsement
  • unqualified praise
同義詞
  • complete

    more common in everyday speech; less emphatic than 'unqualified'

  • total

    emphasises that nothing is missing or lacking

  • unconditional

    specifically refers to something given without any requirements; mainly used with 'support', 'love', or 'approval'

  • outright

    stronger, sometimes suggests the result was clear and decisive

反義詞
  • qualified

    limited or expressed with conditions or reservations

  • partial

    not total or complete; only part of something

  • conditional

    dependent on certain conditions being met

文法句型

unqualified + noun (success, support, approval, disaster, admiration, failure)

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1 (LACKING QUALIFICATIONS), this sense cannot be used after a linking verb — you cannot say 'the success was unqualified'. It appears almost exclusively before a noun and is typical of formal, written English rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

His support was unqualified.
He gave the plan his unqualified support.
This sense is rarely used predicatively; it normally goes directly before a noun.
She is an unqualified fan of the band.' (intended meaning: total/devoted).
She is a devoted fan of the band.
'Unqualified' before a person noun usually means sense 1 (lacking qualifications), causing confusion.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • unqualified person / applicant / candidate / worker / teacher / doctor / assistant

副詞搭配

  • completely unqualified
  • totally unqualified
  • utterly unqualified

常用片語

  • unqualified success
  • unqualified support
  • unqualified approval
  • unqualified disaster

介系詞搭配

  • unqualified for
  • unqualified to