unremarkable

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unremarkable — 形容詞

  • unremarkablepositive
  • more unremarkablecomparative
  • most unremarkablesuperlative

1. having no unusual qualities that would make someone want to take notice; plain a

1.形容詞B2
釋義

平淡無奇

普通而不引人注意的

having no unusual qualities that would make someone want to take notice; plain and ordinary in a way that is not worth commenting on

例句

The hotel room was clean but unremarkable, with plain beige walls and basic furniture.

那間旅館房間很乾淨，但平凡無奇——只有米色牆壁和基本家具。

pattern: adjective after 'but' for contrast

Dr. Okafor told the patient her test results were unremarkable, with nothing to worry about.

Okafor 醫生告訴病人，她的檢驗結果沒有異常，不必擔心。

collocation: test results are unremarkable (medical context)

常見搭配
  • unremarkable appearance
  • unremarkable results
  • unremarkable building
  • otherwise unremarkable
同義詞
  • ordinary

    neutral term; unremarkable has a slightly more negative tone

  • unexceptional

    more formal, often used in professional evaluations

  • commonplace

    emphasises that something is often seen and not surprising

  • undistinguished

    focuses on lack of excellence or achievement

反義詞

文法句型

unremarkable + noun

be/seem/find + unremarkable

用法筆記

Often used in medical reports to indicate that test results show no signs of disease or abnormality. In everyday conversation it carries a mildly negative tone, suggesting disappointment or lack of excitement.

常見錯誤

The food was unremarkable delicious.
The food was unremarkable
nothing special about the taste.' — 'unremarkable' is an adjective, not an adverb; it cannot modify another adjective.
He gave an unremarkable speech which put everyone to sleep.
He gave an unremarkable speech that failed to hold anyone's attention.
'unremarkable' already implies lack of interest; avoid redundant intensifiers like 'which put everyone to sleep.'

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • medically unremarkable
  • otherwise unremarkable
  • fairly unremarkable
  • unremarkable in every way

常用片語

  • nothing unremarkable about
  • find something unremarkable

介系詞搭配

  • unremarkable in
  • unremarkable for