unpalatable
英 [?n'p?l?t?b(?)l]
美[?n'p?l?t?bl]
- adj. 味道差的，難吃的；討人厭的，使人不快的
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英文詞源
- unpalatable (adj.)
- 1680s, from un- (1) "not" + palatable (adj.). Related: Unpalatably.
雙語例句
- 1. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story.
- 強奸事件成了新聞報道的好素材，真是令人難以接受。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.
- 直到那時我才得知令人難以接受的真相。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.
- 直到那時我才開始了解到有關約翰的一些令人難以接受的實情。
來自辭典例句
- 4. But enough of this . Homely truth is unpalatable.
- 得了,忠言逆耳,不說這些了.
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險
- 5. He believed in the religion which he taught , harsh , unpalatable , uncharitable as that religion was.
- 他相信自己宣講的那種宗教信仰,雖然那種信仰嚴厲討厭, 苛刻無情.
來自辭典例句