unsellable

/ʌnˈsel.ə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈsel.ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈse-lə-bəl How to pronounce unsellable (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unsellable — 形容詞

  • unsellablepositive
  • more unsellablecomparative
  • most unsellablesuperlative

1. So damaged, badly priced, or unwanted that it cannot attract a buyer.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

賣不掉

找不到買家或不適合出售

So damaged, badly priced, or unwanted that it cannot attract a buyer.

例句

After the leak, Manuela knew the damp sofa was unsellable.

漏水後，Manuela 知道那張受潮的沙發已經賣不掉了。

predicative use after damage

Romi marked the cracked plates unsellable and moved them off the shelf.

Romi 把那些裂掉的盤子標成不能出售，並從架上移開。

mark + object + unsellable

同義詞
  • unmarketable

    More business-like and often used for products, crops, or property in commercial contexts.

  • overpriced

    Points to the price as the reason buyers will not take it.

  • unwanted

    Broader and weaker; it describes low demand without always implying a failed sale.

反義詞
  • saleable

    More formal; stresses that something can be sold successfully.

  • marketable

    Suggests there is enough demand for a normal sale.

文法句型

be unsellable

become unsellable

an unsellable house/product

用法筆記

Usually describes goods, homes, land, or stock after damage, bad timing, or price problems make buyers stay away.

常見錯誤

❌The shop was unsellable after the storm.
✅The shop's damaged stock was unsellable after the storm.
💡This sense usually describes the thing being offered for sale, not the seller or the place.

2. So hard to present positively that people will not support or accept it.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

難推動

難讓人接受或支持

So hard to present positively that people will not support or accept it.

例句

Folake warned that the tax plan looked unsellable to rural voters.

Folake 警告說，那項稅改方案對鄉村選民來說看起來很難推動。

unsellable to + group

Xiu said the budget cuts were unsellable after last year's strike.

Xiu 說，那些預算刪減在去年的罷工後已經很難推動。

同義詞
  • unpopular

    Focuses on low public approval without always suggesting an active sales effort.

  • indefensible

    Stronger and more formal; suggests the idea cannot be justified well.

  • hard to justify

    Emphasizes weak reasons rather than the broader task of persuading an audience.

反義詞
  • persuasive

    Describes an idea or message that can win support.

  • popular

    Stresses broad approval rather than argument quality.

文法句型

be unsellable to + group

an unsellable plan

find something unsellable

用法筆記

Common with plan, policy, idea, or message. It focuses on people's unwillingness to back something, not on whether the proposal is true or legally possible.

常見錯誤

❌The bridge is unsellable, so engineers cannot build it.
✅The bridge plan is unsellable, so officials cannot win support for it.
💡This sense is about winning people over to an idea, not about physical difficulty.