unremarkable

IPA/ˌʌnrɪˈmɑːkəbl/
KK[ənrɪmˈɑrkəbəl]IPA/ˌʌnrɪˈmɑːrkəbl/

unremarkable — 形容詞

  • unremarkablepositive
  • more unremarkablecomparative
  • most unremarkablesuperlative

1. If you describe someone or something as unremarkable, you mean that there is not

1.形容詞B2
釋義

平凡的

普通而不值得特別注意

If you describe someone or something as unremarkable, you mean that there is nothing about them that is special, interesting, or worth noticing.

例句

Vikram's childhood home was unremarkable — a plain brick building on a quiet street.

Vikram 小時候的家很平凡——就是一條安靜街上普通的磚造房子。

be + unremarkable — copular construction

Lien chose an unremarkable black dress so that nobody at the ceremony would stare.

Lien 選了一件不起眼的黑色洋裝，這樣典禮上就沒人會盯著她看。

unremarkable + noun — attributive use

同義詞
  • ordinary

    neutral and widely used; lacks the mildly negative implication of being uninteresting

  • commonplace

    more formal; emphasizes that something happens or appears so often it is expected

  • unexceptional

    slightly more negative; implies the thing is disappointingly average

反義詞
  • remarkable

    direct opposite; worthy of attention, unusual, or impressive

  • extraordinary

    far beyond what is usual; much more interesting or impressive

  • notable

    deserving to be noticed or remembered for a particular reason

文法句型

be + unremarkable

seem/look/appear + unremarkable

unremarkable + noun

find/consider + noun + unremarkable

so + unremarkable + that

用法筆記

Frequently used in medical reports and clinical settings, where unremarkable means that test results or physical findings show nothing abnormal. In general use, it can carry a mildly negative tone, suggesting the thing described is not only ordinary but also uninteresting or forgettable.

常見錯誤

❌The spy tried to look unremarkable in the crowd.
✅The spy tried to look inconspicuous in the crowd.
💡Unremarkable describes something that is genuinely ordinary by nature, not a deliberate attempt to avoid attention.
❌This brand is so unremarkable that nobody has heard of it.
✅This brand is so obscure that nobody has heard of it.
💡Unremarkable means not special, not unknown; a well-known product can still be unremarkable.