unconscionable

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bəl/|/ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.bəl/    美 /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/|/ənˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/|/ənˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/|/ˌənˈkɑn(t)ʃ(ə)nəbəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
    — When Roger assured him that prospects "looked very good" for a retrial, even a reversal of the verdict, since Roger had discovered "unconscionable errors" in the trial, Jackson grunted in bemusement and smiled with half his mouth.
  2. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.
    — The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.

词形变化

more unconscionable comparative most unconscionable superlative

词汇关系

相关词
conscience

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English conscionable
English unconscionable
From un- + conscionable.
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