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unpalatable

英 [ʌn'pælətəb(ə)l] 美 [ʌn'pælətəbl]

adj. 味道差的，难吃的；讨人厌的，使人不快的

英文词源

unpalatable (adj.): 1680s, from un- (1) "not" + palatable (adj.). Related: Unpalatably.

双语例句

1. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story.: 强奸事件成了新闻报道的好素材，真是令人难以接受。

2. Only then did I learn the unpalatable truth.: 直到那时我才得知令人难以接受的真相。

3. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.: 直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的一些令人难以接受的实情。

4. But enough of this . Homely truth is unpalatable.: 得了,忠言逆耳,不说这些了.

5. He believed in the religion which he taught , harsh , unpalatable , uncharitable as that religion was.: 他相信自己宣讲的那种宗教信仰,虽然那种信仰严厉讨厌, 苛刻无情.