unseasonably
UK/ˌʌn'siːzənəbli/US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
adv.
In a way that is unusual for the particular time of year
反季节地，不合时令地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
+
-lyin the manner of
=unseasonably
un- (not) + seasonable (suited to the season) + -ly = "in a way not suited to the time of year." Almost always used of weather: unseasonably warm, unseasonably cold.
Root season still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.unseasonably warm反常地暖和
- 2.unseasonably cold反常地寒冷
- 3.unseasonably mild反常地温和
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was unseasonably warm for the middle of January.
- 2.
The unseasonably heavy rain ruined the festival.