Something is displeasing when it makes you feel annoyed or not satisfied — it does not please you. This word sits on the thing (or the act), not on the person who feels it.

Something某個東西 is displeasing就是displeasing when當 it makes you feel annoyed or not satisfied它讓你覺得煩或不滿意 it does not please you它沒有讓你開心。This word這個字 sits on是講在 the thing (or the act)東西（或那個行為）上面, not不是 on the person who feels it講在感覺到的那個人身上。

A smell, a colour, a joke, or someone's manners can be displeasing.

A smell味道, a colour顏色, a joke笑話, or someone's manners或一個人的舉止 can be都可能是 displeasingdispleasing的。

It is rather formal; in the street people more often say unpleasant, annoying, or simply I don't like it. You will meet it in careful writing, reviews, and older books.

It is rather formal這個字算滿正式的; in the street在路上 people more often say一般人比較常說 unpleasantunpleasant, annoyingannoying, or simply就是 I don't like itI don't like it。You will meet it你會遇到它 in careful writing在講究的寫作, reviews書評, and和 older books比較舊的書裡。

It is usually softer than ugly or offensive: the thing need not shock you; it is just unwelcome. Though actually, English is tidy here in a way learners miss: the person is displeased, the thing is displeasing — two sides of one moment.

It比usually通常 softer than更溫和 ugly or offensiveugly或offensive: the thing那個東西 need not不必 shock you嚇到你; it is just只是 unwelcome不受歡迎而已。Though actually不過其實, English英文 is tidy here在這裡分得很整齊 in a way learners miss是學習者容易忽略的: the person那個人 is是 displeaseddispleased, the thing那個東西 is是 displeasingdispleasing — two sides of one moment是同一刻的兩面。