unsalable

IPA/ʌnˈseɪ.lə.bəl/
KK[ənsˈeləbəl]IPA/ʌnˈseɪ.lə.bəl/

unsalable — 形容詞

  • unsalablepositive
  • more unsalablecomparative
  • most unsalablesuperlative

1. describing a product or item that no one wants to buy, usually because it is dam

1.形容詞B2
釋義

滯銷；賣不掉

因品質或需求低而無法賣出

describing a product or item that no one wants to buy, usually because it is damaged, low-quality, or out of fashion

例句

The bakery discarded its unsalable bread after the health inspector found a storage violation.

那間麵包店丟掉了滯銷的麵包，因為衛生檢查員發現了儲存違規的問題。

collocation: unsalable + bread / goods / inventory

Tamar could not sell her unsalable furniture even after dropping the price by half.

Tamar 即使把售價砍半，還是賣不掉那些滯銷的家具。

常見搭配
  • unsalable goods
  • unsalable inventory
  • unsalable products
  • unsalable stock
  • unsalable items
  • unsalable merchandise
  • unsalable books
  • unsalable food
同義詞
  • unmarketable

    more formal; implies that no demand exists regardless of quality or condition

  • unsellable

    more direct; often used in everyday conversation about poor-quality items

  • unwanted

    broader in meaning; can refer to any object nobody desires, not just commercial goods

反義詞
  • salable

    the direct opposite; capable of being sold easily

  • marketable

    suggests strong buyer interest and good sales potential

文法句型

unsalable + noun (attributive)

become / remain + unsalable (predicative)

用法筆記

This is the standard US English spelling; the British variant is 'unsaleable'. The word is most common in retail, manufacturing, and e-commerce contexts when discussing products that fail to sell.

常見錯誤

The product is unsaleable.
The product is unsalable.
'unsaleable' is the British spelling; 'unsalable' is the standard US spelling.
We discussed the unsalable problem for hours.
We discussed the unsalable stock for hours.
'unsalable' describes goods meant to be sold, not abstract issues.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • unsalable goods
  • unsalable inventory
  • unsalable stock
  • unsalable products
  • unsalable merchandise

副詞搭配

  • completely unsalable
  • virtually unsalable
  • totally unsalable
  • otherwise unsalable

常用片語

  • deemed unsalable
  • rendered unsalable
  • left unsalable
  • become unsalable