unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory — 形容詞

1. Not reaching the expected standard of quality or performance, so that it cannot

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不理想；欠佳

未達到可接受的品質或表現標準

Not reaching the expected standard of quality or performance, so that it cannot be accepted or approved.

例句

Mr. Adisa's report was found unsatisfactory by the committee, so he had to rewrite it.

Adisa 先生的報告被委員會認為不理想，因此他必須重寫。

passive: be found unsatisfactory [by someone]

Quan received an unsatisfactory performance review after missing several project deadlines.

Quan 因錯過好幾次專案截止日，得到了不理想的績效評估。

attributive: unsatisfactory + noun (performance review)

同義詞
  • unacceptable

    Stronger; implies something cannot be tolerated at all

  • inadequate

    Focuses on insufficient amount or degree rather than quality

  • poor

    More general and less formal; covers low quality broadly

  • disappointing

    Focuses on the emotional letdown rather than the objective standard

反義詞

文法句型

be + unsatisfactory

find/deem/consider + object + unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory + noun

用法筆記

Frequently describes things (work, results, quality, conditions, service) rather than people. Compare with unsatisfied, which describes a person's feeling of not being pleased.

常見錯誤

❌The customers felt unsatisfactory with the service.
✅The customers felt unsatisfied with the service.' or 'The service was unsatisfactory.
💡'unsatisfactory' describes the thing or situation, not a person's feeling.