unthinking
/ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənθˈɪŋkɪŋ] /ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənθˈɪŋkɪŋ] /ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce unthinking (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unthinking — 形容詞
- unthinkingpositive
- more unthinkingcomparative
- most unthinkingsuperlative
1. done or said automatically, without pausing to consider what it means or what mi
不經思考
說話或做事前未經思考的
done or said automatically, without pausing to consider what it means or what might follow from it.
Keiko's unthinking comment about Amara's cooking left the whole table in awkward silence.
Keiko 不經思考就對 Amara 的廚藝說了句話，讓全桌人陷入尷尬的沉默。
unthinking + comment: attributive pattern with speech nouns
An unthinking joke from Ingrid about Dimitri's accent made the office feel tense all afternoon.
Ingrid 拿 Dimitri 的口音開了個不經思考的玩笑，讓辦公室整個下午氣氛緊繃。
Fatima regretted her unthinking reply the moment she heard herself say it aloud.
話說出口的瞬間，Fatima 就後悔了自己不經思考的回應。
Kwame's unthinking habit of checking his phone during meals annoyed everyone in his family.
Kwame 不經思考就在吃飯時看手機的習慣，讓全家人都很困擾。
The unthinking cruelty in the unsigned message shocked the quiet school community.
那封未署名訊息中不經思考的刻薄言語，震驚了平靜的學校社群。
- thoughtless
more common and broader — can describe both people and actions; carries a clearer moral judgment.
- mindless
stronger; suggests a complete absence of thought, often with a sense of being robotic or empty.
- heedless
more literary; emphasises ignoring warnings, advice, or obvious consequences.
- automatic
neutral; describes a response made without conscious thought, without the negative moral weight.
- thoughtful
done with careful consideration and awareness of others.
- deliberate
done intentionally after reflection; the opposite of automatic or impulsive.
文法句型
unthinking + noun (speech or behaviour noun)
用法筆記
Typically used before a noun describing speech (remark, comment, reply) or behaviour (action, habit, cruelty). Rarely appears predicatively after 'be'.