Mostly met in the fixed phrase unsocial hours: work times that fall outside the normal working day — nights, very early mornings, weekends, holidays — when most other people are free and at home. Nurses, factory workers, cleaners, taxi drivers and hotel staff work unsocial hours.

Mostly met in the fixed phrase unsocial hours這個字主要出現在unsocial hours這個固定用法裡: work times that fall outside the normal working day指的是不在正常上班時間裡的工作時段 — nights, very early mornings, weekends, holidays夜晚、大清早、週末、假日 — when most other people are free and at home那時大部分人都放假在家。Nurses, factory workers, cleaners, taxi drivers and hotel staff護理師、工廠工人、清潔工、計程車司機和飯店員工 work unsocial hours都要上這種unsocial hours。

The word names the real cost: not that the work is hard, but that it cuts you off from the people you would otherwise see. That is why jobs often pay an 'unsocial hours allowance' — extra money for the time, not the task.

The word names the real cost這個字點出真正的代價: not that the work is hard不是工作本身有多辛苦, but that it cuts you off from the people you would otherwise see而是它讓你沒辦法見到原本能見到的人。That is why jobs often pay an 'unsocial hours allowance'這就是為什麼很多工作會多付unsocial hours allowance — extra money for the time, not the task是為了這個時段多付的錢，不是為了工作本身。

The phrase is more common in British English; Americans usually say odd hours, off hours, or the night shift. Outside this phrase, unsocial can be used of a person the way unsociable is, but that use is less common today and can read as a mistake, so keep unsocial for hours and unsociable for people.

The phrase is more common in British English這個說法在英式英語裡比較常見; Americans usually say odd hours, off hours, or the night shift美國人通常會說odd hours、off hours、或the night shift。Outside this phrase除了這個固定用法之外, unsocial can be used of a person the way unsociable isunsocial也可以像unsociable一樣用來形容人, but that use is less common today但這種用法現在比較少見 and can read as a mistake也可能被當成用錯字, so keep unsocial for hours and unsociable for people所以unsocial留給時段用，unsociable留給人用。