Describing a person who does not enjoy being with other people. An unsociable person avoids parties, does not chat much, and would rather be alone or with one or two people they already know well.

Describing a person這是形容一個人 who does not enjoy being with other people不喜歡跟別人在一起。An unsociable person不喜歡社交的人（unsociable person） avoids parties不參加派對，does not chat much不太聊天，and would rather be alone or with one or two people they already know well比較喜歡自己一個人，或是只跟一兩個熟識的人在一起。

It is about preference, not about being rude: an unsociable person may be perfectly polite and simply leave early. The word can also describe behaviour for a moment — 'Sorry to be unsociable, but I'm going home' — where it is almost an apology for not joining in.

It is about preference這是偏好問題，not about being rude不是沒禮貌：an unsociable person可能 may be perfectly polite還是很有禮貌，and simply leave early只是會早點離開。The word也 can also describe behaviour for a moment可以用來形容一時的行為——'Sorry to be unsociable, but I'm going home'像'Sorry to be unsociable, but I'm going home'——where it is almost an apology for not joining in這時幾乎是在為沒有加入而道歉。

It carries a mild criticism, softer than 'antisocial'.

It carries a mild criticism它帶著一點輕微的批評，softer than 'antisocial'比 'antisocial' 溫和。

English has several near words here and they are not the same: shy means you want company but find it hard; unsociable means you do not want it; antisocial in careful use means behaviour that harms others (noise, vandalism), though many speakers now use antisocial loosely to mean unsociable too.

English有好幾個 has several near words here意思相近的字，and they are not the same但意思不一樣：shy害羞（shy） means you want company but find it hard是想有人陪卻覺得難；unsociable不愛社交（unsociable） means you do not want it是根本不想要陪伴；antisocial反社會（antisocial） in careful use嚴謹來說 means behaviour that harms others指傷害別人的行為（noise, vandalism吵鬧、破壞公物），though many speakers now use antisocial loosely to mean unsociable too不過很多人現在也把 antisocial 隨便當 unsociable 用。

Also worth knowing: some people use unsociable of hours or work (unsociable hours = late nights, weekends) — but the usual spelling for that meaning is unsocial.

Also worth knowing另外值得知道：some people use unsociable of hours or work有人會用 unsociable 形容時段或工作（unsociable hours = late nights, weekends意思是晚上很晚或週末）——but the usual spelling for that meaning is unsocial不過這個意思通常拼成 unsocial。