unsuitability

IPA/ˌʌnˌsuːtəˈbɪləti/
IPA/ˌʌnˌsuːtəˈbɪləti/

unsuitability — 名詞

1. the condition of being a poor match for someone, a role, a purpose, or an occasi

1.名詞C1
釋義

不適合

不符合某人或某用途需求的情況

the condition of being a poor match for someone, a role, a purpose, or an occasion because the needed qualities are absent.

例句

The inspector noted the unsuitability of the damp room for storing medicine.

檢查員指出那間潮濕房間不適合存放藥品。

pattern: unsuitability of [noun] for [use]

Jiwoo worried about the ladder's unsuitability for repairing the roof.

Jiwoo 擔心那把梯子不適合拿來修理屋頂。

常見搭配
  • question / note / discuss unsuitability
  • clear / obvious unsuitability
  • unsuitability for a job / purpose / climate
  • unsuitability of a room / material / candidate
  • unsuitability as a home / venue / solution
同義詞
  • inappropriateness

    more often about social or behavioural wrongness than practical mismatch

  • unfitness

    stronger and often focused on lacking ability, health, or qualification

  • mismatch

    more informal and emphasizes two things not going well together

反義詞

文法句型

the unsuitability of + noun phrase for + noun phrase

unsuitability for + noun/gerund

unsuitability as + noun

show / reveal / question + the unsuitability of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most common in reports, hiring decisions, and other formal judgements. It often follows verbs such as question, note, discuss, or reveal, with a following phrase that names the job, purpose, user, or occasion.

常見錯誤

They questioned his unsuitability to the job.
They questioned his unsuitability for the job.
This noun normally takes 'for' to show the role or purpose.
The manager listed several unsuitabilities in the design.
The manager listed several signs of unsuitability in the design.
'unsuitability' is usually uncountable, so English normally avoids a regular plural form.

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常用片語

  • the unsuitability of a candidate for the role
  • the unsuitability of the room for storage
  • question someone's unsuitability for the job

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