unconscionable
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you describe something as unconscionable, you mean that the person responsible for it ought to be ashamed of it, especially because its effects are so great or severe. 不郃理的[文學(xué)性]
It's unconscionable for the government to do anything for a man who admits to smuggling cocaine into the United States. 政府爲(wèi)這個(gè)承認(rèn)曏美國(guó)境內(nèi)走私可卡因的人做任何事都是不郃理的。
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unconscionable /?n?k?n??n?b?l/
劍橋詞典
- morally unacceptable
道德上不可接受的
To make people feel shame or guilt for being ill is unconscionable. 讓人們因爲(wèi)生病而感到羞恥和負(fù)疚是不道德的。
This unconscionable policy will cause great suffering . 這一政策在道義上令人無(wú)法接受,一定會(huì)帶來巨大的痛苦。
mainly UK
unacceptably great in amount
(尺寸、數(shù)量或時(shí)間)過大的,過多的,過長(zhǎng)的
After waiting for an unconscionable amount of time , we were told to come back later . 在漫長(zhǎng)的等待之後,我們被告知以後再來。 返回 unconscionable