untalented
/ʌnˈtæləntɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈtæləntɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈta-lən-təd How to pronounce untalented (audio)/ (ame, mw)
untalented — 形容詞
- untalentedpositive
- more untalentedcomparative
- most untalentedsuperlative
1. describes someone who was not born with a gift for doing any activity well — or
沒天分
天生不擅長任何事或某特定活動
describes someone who was not born with a gift for doing any activity well — or who lacks an inborn skill for one particular thing
Luca is untalented at drawing, but he writes beautifully.
Luca 繪畫方面沒天分，但寫作卻很出色。
pattern: untalented at + [activity name]
Naoko felt untalented at maths until a patient teacher showed her how to see the patterns.
Naoko 覺得自己對數學沒天分，直到一位耐心的老師教她看懂其中的規律。
Tara's first violin teacher told her parents she was untalented and should try piano instead.
Tara 的第一位小提琴老師告訴她父母，她沒天分，應該改學鋼琴。
Minho avoided the school concert, sure he was completely untalented at singing.
Minho 避開學校音樂會，深信自己唱歌毫無天分。
Kofi believed he was untalented at painting, yet his landscapes sold at the gallery within a week.
Kofi 認為自己繪畫沒天分，風景畫卻在一週內就在畫廊售出。
- ungifted
more formal but carries the same core meaning
- talentless
more emphatic and dismissive; harsher than untalented
- unskilled
describes lack of learned or practised ability, not inborn talent
文法句型
untalented + at + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Typically followed by 'at' and a noun or gerund when naming the activity (e.g., untalented at singing, untalented at maths).