unacceptable
UK/ʌnək'septəb(ə)l/US/.ʌnәk'septәbl/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Not satisfactory; not able to be allowed or approved.
不可接受的，不容许的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishun-not, reversal
+
acceptableroot
=unacceptable
un- (not) + acceptable = "not acceptable" → not to be allowed or tolerated.
Common Collocations
- 1.totally unacceptable完全不可接受
- 2.unacceptable behavior不可接受的行为
- 3.deemed unacceptable被视为不可接受
Example Sentences
- 1.
Such rude behavior is completely unacceptable.
- 2.
The delays have become unacceptable to customers.