那家餐厅外表很普通,但里面的食物却非常美味。
The restaurant looked unprepossessing from the outside, but the food inside was delicious.
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unprepossessing英 /ˌʌnpriːpəˈzesɪŋ/|美 /ˌʌnpripəˈzɛsɪŋ/
解释
unprepossessing 是由前缀 un-(表示"不")和 prepossessing(吸引人的)组成的形容词。prepossessing 本身由 pre-(在前)和 possess(拥有)加上 -ing 构成,原意是"先入为主的",引申为"给人好印象的"。
unprepossessing 意思是"外表不吸引人的""看起来普通的",常用来形容外表朴素但内在有惊喜的事物。
The restaurant looked unprepossessing from the outside, but the food inside was delicious.
unprepossessing 是由前缀 un-(表示"不")和 prepossessing(吸引人的)组成的形容词。prepossessing 本身由 pre-(在前)和 possess(拥有)加上 -ing 构成,原意是"先入为主的",引申为"给人好印象的"。 unprepossessing 意思是"外表不吸引人的""看起来普通的",常用来形容外表朴素但内在有惊喜的事物。