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unconvincing

🇬🇧 UK/ʌnkən'vɪnsɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/ʌnkәn'vinsiŋ/
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Definitions

adj.

Not persuasive or believable; failing to convince.

不令人信服的;缺乏说服力的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
contogether, with
+
vincconquer, overcome
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=unconvincing

Common Collocations

  • 1.unconvincing excuse站不住脚的借口
  • 2.unconvincing argument缺乏说服力的论点
  • 3.unconvincing performance表现不自然
  • 4.ring unconvincing听起来不可信

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His excuse for missing the meeting was unconvincing and everyone knew it.

  • 2.

    The defendant's alibi seemed unconvincing to the jury.

  • 3.

    Critics found the film's ending unconvincing and rushed.

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