unpredictable
UK/ʌnprɪ'dɪktəb(ə)l/US/.ʌnpri'diktәbl/
TOEFLB1
Definitions
adj.
Not able to be predicted; changeable without warning
不可预测的，变化莫测的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
pre-before
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=unpredictable
un- (not) + predictable = cannot be said in advance. Used of weather, moods, and people who keep you guessing.
Root dic still carries 82 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.highly unpredictable高度不可预测的
- 2.unpredictable behavior难以预料的行为
- 3.wildly unpredictable变幻莫测的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The weather here is wildly unpredictable in spring.
- 2.
She's brilliant but unpredictable, so meetings with her are never dull.