uncomprehending

uncomprehending — adjective

1. showing that you cannot make sense of what is happening or what someone is tryin

1.形容詞C1
釋義

showing that you cannot make sense of what is happening or what someone is trying to tell you — for example, staring with a confused expression while someone explains a simple instruction.

例句

Joon stared at the gas bill with an uncomprehending look.

attributive: uncomprehending + look/stare/expression

The teacher explained the formula again, but Andrei remained uncomprehending.

predicative: remain/seem/look + uncomprehending

同義詞
  • perplexed

    suggests active mental confusion rather than a blank lack of understanding

  • bewildered

    stronger, more emotional tone; suggests being lost or disoriented

  • blank

    focuses on the empty, expressionless face rather than the inner state

反義詞
  • comprehending

    direct antonym; shows active understanding

  • knowing

    suggests confident, informed understanding

文法句型

uncomprehending + noun (look, stare, expression)

be/look/seem/remain + uncomprehending

用法筆記

Most often used with nouns that describe facial expressions or body language — look, stare, expression, face, frown, shrug, gaze. In predicative position it commonly follows verbs such as look, seem, appear, or remain.

常見錯誤

❌She gave me a more uncomprehending stare.
✅She gave me a completely uncomprehending stare.
💡uncomprehending is not gradable; use adverbial modifiers instead of comparative forms.
❌He was uncomprehending of the rules.
✅He looked uncomprehending when he read the rules.
💡uncomprehending does not take a prepositional complement (of/about). Use a different structure.