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An inconsiderate person does not stop to think how their action will land on someone else. Playing loud music at midnight. Leaving the shared kitchen a mess. Saying a true but cutting thing in front of a guest.
An inconsiderate person一個inconsiderate（不體貼）的人 does not stop to think不會停下來想 how their action will land on someone else自己的行為會給別人帶來什麼影響 Playing loud music at midnight半夜放很大聲的音樂 Leaving the shared kitchen a mess把共用的廚房弄得一團亂 Saying a true but cutting thing說一句雖然是真話但很傷人的話 in front of a guest當著客人的面
The word is about care for other people, not about being clever: you can be smart and still inconsiderate. It is everyday English, a little negative but not a swear word; parents, teachers, and roommates use it.
The word這個字 is about care for other people講的是有沒有顧慮別人的感受 not about being clever不是聰不聰明： you can be smart你可以很聰明 and still inconsiderate但還是很inconsiderate It is這是 everyday English日常英語 a little negative but not a swear word帶點負面，但不是髒話； parents, teachers, and roommates父母、老師、室友 use it都會用這個字
It is stronger than “a bit rude” and weaker than “cruel.” Though actually, people sometimes use it for a one-off slip (“that was inconsiderate of me”) and sometimes for a habit. The first is a moment; the second is a judgment of character. Listen for which one the speaker means.
It is stronger than "a bit rude"它比「有點沒禮貌」重 and weaker than "cruel"但比「殘忍」輕 Though actually不過事實上 people sometimes use it有人有時候會用它 for a one-off slip指單一次的失誤 ("that was inconsiderate of me")（「我那樣做真是不體貼」） and sometimes for a habit有時候則是指一貫的習慣 The first前者 is a moment指的是一個當下的行為 the second後者 is a judgment of character則是對一個人性格的評斷 Listen for注意聽 which one the speaker means說話的人指的是哪一種
組成in- (“not”) + considerate (“careful of other people’s feelings”). From in- + considerate.
同家族的字
- consideratethe opposite: careful of other people’s feelings
- considerthe verb underneath: to think about someone or something
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
inconsiderateadj/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/
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Not considerate of others.
- Not replacing the roll after using the last of the toilet paper is very inconsiderate.
- “It’s very inconsiderate of you, St. Clare,” said the lady, “to insist on my talking and looking at things. You know I’ve been lying all day with the sick-headache; and there’s been such a tumult made ever since you came, I’m half dead.”
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obsoleteNot giving enough consideration to one's actions, conclusions, etc.; acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences.
- And all the unsettled humours of the land, Rash, inconsiderate, fiery voluntaries, […] Have sold their fortunes at their native homes, Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs, To make hazard of new fortunes here:
- […] the wise and considerate Men of the World, by a right and careful employment of their Thoughts, and Reason, attained true Notions in this, as well as other things; whilst the lazy and inconsiderate part of Men, making the far greater number, took up their Notions, by chance, from common Tradition, and vulgar Conceptions, without much beating their heads about them.
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obsoleteResulting from insufficient consideration.
- I am ouer-ready to pardon young ouersights, and forgiue inconsiderate offences:
- And having given us this inconsiderate Description of Cold, they [the Classick Authors] commonly take leave of the subject, as if it deserved no further handling, then could be afforded it in a few Lines,
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obsoleteOf too little value to be considered.
- […] when they had sold any one of their bullooks to us, for a little inconsiderate peece of brasse, if we did not presently knock him down, they would by the same call, make the poor creature break from us and run unto them again, and then there was no getting them out of their hands, but by giving them more brasse,
- […] to wrest the Law to our convenience Is no small, inconsiderate Work?
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。