1. 1不合時節的(天氣);反常的。注意:中文常說「氣候異常」「反常的天氣」,但 unseasonable 不帶「災難」的意思,只是說「跟這個季節該有的樣子不一樣」,可能是異常暖,也可能是異常冷。

    Not right for the season — used above all about weather. If the sun is burning in January, or you need a jacket in July, that weather is unseasonable.

    Not right for the season指不符合這個季節該有的樣子—— used above all about weather最常用在天氣上。 If the sun is burning in January如果一月大太陽曬得發燙, or you need a jacket in July或是七月還要穿外套, that weather is unseasonable這樣的天氣就是unseasonable。

    The word does not say 'bad' and it does not say 'good'; it says 'wrong for this time of year'. An unseasonable warm week in winter can be lovely, and people will still call it unseasonable.

    The word does not say 'bad'這個字不是說「不好」, and it does not say 'good'也不是說「好」; it says 'wrong for this time of year'它說的是「跟這個時節不符」。 An unseasonable warm week in winter冬天裡一個unseasonable的暖週 can be lovely可能很舒服宜人, and people will still call it unseasonable但大家還是會說它unseasonable。

    It is a slightly formal, written word — you meet it in weather reports, newspapers, and travel writing more than in talk between friends, who would just say 'it's really warm for December'.

    It is a slightly formal, written word這是個稍微正式、偏書面的字—— you meet it in weather reports, newspapers, and travel writing你會在天氣預報、報紙和旅遊寫作裡遇到它, more than in talk between friends比朋友聊天時更常見, who would just say朋友之間只會說 'it's really warm for December'「以十二月來說真的很暖」。

    It has a second, older use about behaviour or timing: an unseasonable request, an unseasonable hour, meaning it comes at a bad or unsuitable moment. That use is old-fashioned now and mostly appears in books; if you hear the word today, weather is almost always what is meant. Note also that it is not the same as 'out of season', which is about food or sport or hotels, not about the sky.

    It has a second, older use它還有第二個比較舊式的用法, about behaviour or timing跟行為或時間點有關: an unseasonable requestan unseasonable request(不合時宜的請求)、 an unseasonable houran unseasonable hour(不恰當的時間), meaning it comes at a bad or unsuitable moment意思是在不好、不恰當的時機出現。 That use is old-fashioned now這個用法現在很老派了, and mostly appears in books大多只出現在書裡; if you hear the word today如果你今天聽到這個字, weather is almost always what is meant指的幾乎一定是天氣。 Note also that it is not the same as 'out of season'另外要注意,它跟「out of season」不一樣, which is about food or sport or hotels那個字講的是食物、運動或飯店, not about the sky不是講天空。

core核心畫面

組成un-(不)+ season(季節)+ -able(可…的、合…的)。這裡的 -able 不是「能夠」,而是「合乎、適合」:seasonable 本來就是「合乎時節的」,加上 un- 就變成「不合時節的」。

同家族的字

  • seasonthe same season — the root the whole word is built on
  • seasonablethe positive form: suitable for the time of year
  • seasonalalso from season, but means 'happening at a certain season' (seasonal work, seasonal fruit) — a different idea

原始詞典資料2 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。

unseasonableadj

  • 1

    Not in accordance with the season.

    • The snow in April was unseasonable.
  • 2

    Not at the right or fitting time.

    • There is a mania in every class to be mistaken for what it is not. Many things innocent, nay, even graceful in themselves, become injurious and awkward by unseasonable imitation.
    • The King looked sourly upon Lord Gro, and said, “Thy counsel is unacceptable and unseasonable. What lieth behind it?”

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