Think of a key that does not fit the lock: it is not broken or bad in itself, it simply does not match what this particular job needs. Unfit always points at a gap between a thing (or a person) and some purpose — the house is unfit to live in, the man is unfit to be a judge. When the purpose is running, climbing , or playing a game, the thing that does not match is your own body.

可以想成一把插不進這個鎖的鑰匙:鑰匙本身不見得壞掉,只是配不上眼前這個孔。unfit 永遠指向一個落差——某個東西或某個人,跟某件事所需要的條件對不上。房子 unfit to live in、某人 unfit to be a judge,都是這個畫面。而當這件事變成跑步、爬樓梯、打一場球時,對不上的那一方就換成你自己的身體。

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配不上這件事所需要的條件

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unfit for purpose · adjective · B1

Not good enough to be used for a particular purpose, or not good enough or able to do a particular job or activity.

不合格的;不適用的

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unfitadj/ʌnˈfɪt/

  • 1

    Not fit; not having the correct requirements.

    • Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.
    • The latter engine was found unfit to take its return working at 5.35 p.m. from Luton, and No. 45616, Malta G.C., was provided by Kentish Town as substitute.
  • 2

    Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor.

    • I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.
  • 3

    Unsuitable for a particular purpose.

    • Sadly, the station that proves to be the busiest - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - is unfit for purpose. It possesses a tiny canopy back from the platform that offers little in the way of shelter or amenities, other than a couple of benches.

unfitverb/ʌnˈfɪt/

  • 1

    To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.

    • He [...] added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan Kings before him.
    • These preoccupations unfitted the soldiers for the defence of the frontier, and permitted vigorous incursions of Germans form the north and Persians from the east.

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