unsavory

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not savory; without flavor. US
  2. Of bad taste; distasteful. US
    — The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]
  3. Making an activity undesirable. US
  4. Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character. US
    — His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.

词形变化

more unsavory comparative most unsavory superlative unsavoury alternative,UK

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 savory
English unsavory
From un- + savory.
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