unprepossessing

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary; nondescript.
    — One of these unseen observers, a gentleman, was youthful, and had an air of high breeding and refinement, and a face marked with intellect, though otherwise of unprepossessing aspect.

词形变化

more unprepossessing comparative most unprepossessing superlative

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 prepossessing
English unprepossessing
From un- + prepossessing.
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