unacceptably
UK/ʌnək'septəb(ə)li/US
A2
Definitions
adv.
To a degree that cannot be allowed or approved.
不可接受地；到了无法容许的程度
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
acceptablto, toward
+
-ytake, seize, hold
=unacceptably
un- (not) + acceptable + -ly = "in an unacceptable way / to an unacceptable degree."
Common Collocations
- 1.unacceptably high高得令人无法接受
- 2.unacceptably low低得令人无法接受
- 3.unacceptably slow慢得令人无法接受
Example Sentences
- 1.
Waiting times were unacceptably long this week.