uncongenial
UK/ʌnkən'dʒiːnɪəl/US/ˌʌnkənˈdʒi:niəl/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Not pleasant, friendly, or suited to one's tastes.
志趣不投的；不相宜的；令人不快的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
con-together, with
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=uncongenial
un- (not) + congenial. congenial = con- (together) + gen (born/kind) + -ial = 'of the same kind/born together,' hence agreeable. uncongenial reverses it: not of a kind that suits you.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.uncongenial environment令人不适的环境
- 2.uncongenial company志趣不投的同伴
- 3.[uncongenial atmosphere]令人不快的氛围
- 4.[uncongenial work]不称心的工作
Example Sentences
- 1.
She found the office's competitive culture deeply uncongenial.
- 2.
The damp, cramped flat was an uncongenial place to write.