unreasonable

unreasonable — 形容詞

1. describes a person's behaviour, a demand, a rule, or a price that goes beyond wh

1.形容詞B1
釋義

不合理的

超出合理範圍，不公平或過分的

describes a person's behaviour, a demand, a rule, or a price that goes beyond what most people would consider fair, sensible, or normal; expecting too much from others

例句

The landlord's demand for an extra month of deposit seemed unreasonable to the tenants.

房東要求多付一個月的押金，在租客看來很不合理。

collocation: unreasonable demand / unreasonable price

Otis's father was being unreasonable when he refused to listen to any explanation.

Otis 的父親拒絕聽任何解釋，這種態度很不合理。

pattern: be unreasonable (describing a person's behaviour)

同義詞
  • absurd

    stronger than 'unreasonable'; suggests something is laughably or ridiculously unreasonable

  • excessive

    focuses specifically on quantity, degree, or amount being too high

  • irrational

    applies to thoughts, fears, or beliefs that lack logical basis, rather than to demands or rules that are unfair

反義詞
  • reasonable

    the direct opposite; describes what is fair, sensible, and based on good judgment

  • fair

    focuses on justice and equality rather than logic

  • sensible

    describes practical, wise decisions rather than fairness

文法句型

it + be + unreasonable + to-infinitive

be + unreasonable + of + person + to-infinitive

unreasonable + noun (demand/price/request)

用法筆記

Common in negative evaluations of rules, prices, demands, and people's behaviour. Frequently used with intensifying adverbs such as 'completely', 'totally', or 'quite'.

常見錯誤

❌The price is unreasonable expensive.
✅The price is unreasonably expensive.
💡'unreasonable' is an adjective; use the adverb form 'unreasonably' before another adjective.
❌His fear of darkness is unreasonable.
✅His fear of darkness is irrational.
💡use 'irrational' for fears or feelings that lack logic; use 'unreasonable' for demands, rules, or behaviour that is unfair or excessive.